Chapter VI

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

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

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

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading BARON THIMBLE.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading Business in the city was very dull, and money very scarce.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

slightly wet

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

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

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading Business in the city was very dull, and money very scarce.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)

From this reading People released from toil were hurrying home to tea and a pleasant fireside.

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading People released from toil were hurrying home to tea and a pleasant fireside.

plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

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

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading People released from toil were hurrying home to tea and a pleasant fireside.

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

moving with great haste

From this reading People released from toil were hurrying home to tea and a pleasant fireside.

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

From this reading Business in the city was very dull, and money very scarce.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

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

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

a resort town in east central Florida

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

become covered with mist

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Business in the city was very dull, and money very scarce.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

not any; not one

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

without a sound

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

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

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

above and across; more than

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading People released from toil were hurrying home to tea and a pleasant fireside.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading People released from toil were hurrying home to tea and a pleasant fireside.

past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip

From this reading People released from toil were hurrying home to tea and a pleasant fireside.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

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

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

only a very short time before

From this reading Business in the city was very dull, and money very scarce.

a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading People released from toil were hurrying home to tea and a pleasant fireside.

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

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

as much as a thimble will hold

From this reading BARON THIMBLE.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

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

From this reading People released from toil were hurrying home to tea and a pleasant fireside.

work hard

From this reading People released from toil were hurrying home to tea and a pleasant fireside.

precisely as stated

From this reading Business in the city was very dull, and money very scarce.

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

From this reading Business in the city was very dull, and money very scarce.

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

From this reading People released from toil were hurrying home to tea and a pleasant fireside.

which person or people

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

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

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A winter night, with a thick fog rising above the Sandridge marshes, and spreading itself over the city of Melbourne.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Others, who neither toil nor spin, and had no home or fireside, glided slowly and noiselessly through the mist like ghosts, or stood shivering before the damp window-panes or lit-up shops and dining-rooms, feasting their hungry eyes on the good things within.