Chapter XV · Chapter 15

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers

From this reading For in Amaryllis, sleep, Dick's care and Mrs. Brundage's wardrobe had worked transformation.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading From this tree-clump could be seen, facing the junction of the sandy road with the metalled, the front and the swinging signboard of "The Goat in Boots."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading From this tree-clump could be seen, facing the junction of the sandy road with the metalled, the front and the swinging signboard of "The Goat in Boots."

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading "THE GOAT IN BOOTS."

having branches

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

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From this reading For in Amaryllis, sleep, Dick's care and Mrs. Brundage's wardrobe had worked transformation.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading For in Amaryllis, sleep, Dick's care and Mrs. Brundage's wardrobe had worked transformation.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading And here, that its two more ordinary-looking members might shed the oddity which they owed to the company of the third, the party was to separate.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading From this tree-clump could be seen, facing the junction of the sandy road with the metalled, the front and the swinging signboard of "The Goat in Boots."

possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective

From this reading For in Amaryllis, sleep, Dick's care and Mrs. Brundage's wardrobe had worked transformation.

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From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

From this reading From this tree-clump could be seen, facing the junction of the sandy road with the metalled, the front and the swinging signboard of "The Goat in Boots."

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For in Amaryllis, sleep, Dick's care and Mrs. Brundage's wardrobe had worked transformation.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading From this tree-clump could be seen, facing the junction of the sandy road with the metalled, the front and the swinging signboard of "The Goat in Boots."

any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

From this reading "THE GOAT IN BOOTS."

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading For in Amaryllis, sleep, Dick's care and Mrs. Brundage's wardrobe had worked transformation.

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From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

past form of “halt” — cause to stop

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

plural of “hawthorn” — a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading And here, that its two more ordinary-looking members might shed the oddity which they owed to the company of the third, the party was to separate.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "THE GOAT IN BOOTS."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading And here, that its two more ordinary-looking members might shed the oddity which they owed to the company of the third, the party was to separate.

the place where two or more things come together

From this reading From this tree-clump could be seen, facing the junction of the sandy road with the metalled, the front and the swinging signboard of "The Goat in Boots."

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

most important element

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

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From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading And here, that its two more ordinary-looking members might shed the oddity which they owed to the company of the third, the party was to separate.

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From this reading From this tree-clump could be seen, facing the junction of the sandy road with the metalled, the front and the swinging signboard of "The Goat in Boots."

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading And here, that its two more ordinary-looking members might shed the oddity which they owed to the company of the third, the party was to separate.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading And here, that its two more ordinary-looking members might shed the oddity which they owed to the company of the third, the party was to separate.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading For in Amaryllis, sleep, Dick's care and Mrs. Brundage's wardrobe had worked transformation.

the middle of the day

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

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From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

eccentricity that is not easily explained

From this reading And here, that its two more ordinary-looking members might shed the oddity which they owed to the company of the third, the party was to separate.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

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From this reading And here, that its two more ordinary-looking members might shed the oddity which they owed to the company of the third, the party was to separate.

past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading And here, that its two more ordinary-looking members might shed the oddity which they owed to the company of the third, the party was to separate.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading From this tree-clump could be seen, facing the junction of the sandy road with the metalled, the front and the swinging signboard of "The Goat in Boots."

act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading And here, that its two more ordinary-looking members might shed the oddity which they owed to the company of the third, the party was to separate.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

get rid of

From this reading And here, that its two more ordinary-looking members might shed the oddity which they owed to the company of the third, the party was to separate.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted

From this reading From this tree-clump could be seen, facing the junction of the sandy road with the metalled, the front and the swinging signboard of "The Goat in Boots."

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading For in Amaryllis, sleep, Dick's care and Mrs. Brundage's wardrobe had worked transformation.

to, toward, or in the southwest

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

inferior in size or quality

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

changing location by moving back and forth

From this reading From this tree-clump could be seen, facing the junction of the sandy road with the metalled, the front and the swinging signboard of "The Goat in Boots."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And here, that its two more ordinary-looking members might shed the oddity which they owed to the company of the third, the party was to separate.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "THE GOAT IN BOOTS."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And here, that its two more ordinary-looking members might shed the oddity which they owed to the company of the third, the party was to separate.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading And here, that its two more ordinary-looking members might shed the oddity which they owed to the company of the third, the party was to separate.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading From this tree-clump could be seen, facing the junction of the sandy road with the metalled, the front and the swinging signboard of "The Goat in Boots."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

a qualitative change

From this reading For in Amaryllis, sleep, Dick's care and Mrs. Brundage's wardrobe had worked transformation.

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From this reading From this tree-clump could be seen, facing the junction of the sandy road with the metalled, the front and the swinging signboard of "The Goat in Boots."

(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

coming next after the twentieth in position

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading And here, that its two more ordinary-looking members might shed the oddity which they owed to the company of the third, the party was to separate.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

From this reading For in Amaryllis, sleep, Dick's care and Mrs. Brundage's wardrobe had worked transformation.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

at the time that

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It was almost noon of Saturday, June the twenty-first, when a party of three halted in the shade of a few stunted hawthorns by the side of the sandy, half-made road which leads from Margetstowe village to the turnpike, which, branching from the main London Road fifteen miles to the south-west, runs north-eastward through Ecclesthorpe-on-the-Moor to the sea at the mouth of the great estuary.

in the company of; together with

From this reading From this tree-clump could be seen, facing the junction of the sandy road with the metalled, the front and the swinging signboard of "The Goat in Boots."

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading For in Amaryllis, sleep, Dick's care and Mrs. Brundage's wardrobe had worked transformation.