Chapter VI

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

From this reading The first one, though, had been in the nature of a disappointment.

later than; following

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

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

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

for the reason that

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

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

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

plural of “cinder” — a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

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

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

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

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

past form of “consist” — originate

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

close interaction

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

From this reading The first one, though, had been in the nature of a disappointment.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The first one, though, had been in the nature of a disappointment.

plural of “flank” — the side of military or naval formation

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

the workplace where coal gas is manufactured

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

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

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

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

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

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

From this reading The first one, though, had been in the nature of a disappointment.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

and nothing more

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

a compact mass

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

machines or machine systems collectively

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

most important element

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

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

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

reduced to liquid form by heating

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading The first one, though, had been in the nature of a disappointment.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The first one, though, had been in the nature of a disappointment.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

without restrictions or stipulations or further payments

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

past form of “percolate” — permeate or penetrate gradually

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

precisely, exactly

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

the bank of a river

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

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

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

having accumulated rust

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

having an oblique or slanted direction

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

moving slowly

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

in or at or to some place

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

rousing or quickening activity or the senses

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

a quantity of money

From this reading A man named Betts--Henry Betts--had come down from somewhere in the North and, for a lump sum, had bought outright the city gasworks.

confined on all sides

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

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

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

from that time on

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

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

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

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

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The first one, though, had been in the nature of a disappointment.

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

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

still full

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

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

From this reading It was not such a big lump sum, because the gasworks had been built right after the war and had thereafter remained untouched by the stimulating hand of improvement.

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

From this reading They consisted in the main of a crumbly little brick engine house, full of antiquated and self-willed machinery, and just below it, on the riverbank, a round and rusted gas tank, surrounded by sloping beds of coal cinders, through which at times sluggish rivulets of molten coal tar percolated like lava on the flanks of a toy volcano.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading This, within the space of three or four months, had been our second experience of physical contact with Eastern capital.