Chapter VI

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

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

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

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

for the reason that

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It was well bethought," said his master; "they might need a guide."

a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

plural of “byway” — a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

a distinguishing emblem

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

plural of “deputy” — someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

the act of departing

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

destroyed or killed

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading "It was well bethought," said his master; "they might need a guide."

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

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

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading You were with the party, it seems."

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

held dear

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading "It was well bethought," said his master; "they might need a guide."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "It was well bethought," said his master; "they might need a guide."

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

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

information about recent and important events

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading You were with the party, it seems."

plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading You were with the party, it seems."

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

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

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

in the near future

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

express in words

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

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

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

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

From this reading "It was well bethought," said his master; "they might need a guide."

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

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

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

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

a group of soldiers

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."

English composer (1902-1983)

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

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

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "It was well bethought," said his master; "they might need a guide."

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

in or at the place that

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

in the company of; together with

From this reading You were with the party, it seems."

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

an affirmative

From this reading "Why, yes, my lord," replied a tall, long-boned Wiltshire man, dressed in the full colours of the house of Walton, with broadsword by his side and pistols in his belt; "Langan took me with him without saying a word of where he was going.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You were with the party, it seems."

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading "Now, Roger Hartup," said the young lord, as soon as the deputies were gone, "tell me more of this news.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He told me afterwards that he was obliged to come back for fear your lordship should need him, and that I was to stay with the major and his troop, because I knew all the lanes and byways, and, moreover, loved playing with hand and arm."