Chapter III

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

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race

From this reading "More upon a par, you mean, (added De Willows,) with our first parent Adam."

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading "More upon a par, you mean, (added De Willows,) with our first parent Adam."

how long something has existed

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

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

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

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From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

possessive form of “baron” — a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebrates

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

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

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

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From this reading I have often wished to see the old poy, and trink a pottle of pure water with him from the pond in the carten of Eden."

showing careful forethought

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

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

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

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

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

travel across or pass over

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

with eagerness; in an eager manner

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading I have often wished to see the old poy, and trink a pottle of pure water with him from the pond in the carten of Eden."

plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "More upon a par, you mean, (added De Willows,) with our first parent Adam."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I have often wished to see the old poy, and trink a pottle of pure water with him from the pond in the carten of Eden."

the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have often wished to see the old poy, and trink a pottle of pure water with him from the pond in the carten of Eden."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

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

From this reading I have often wished to see the old poy, and trink a pottle of pure water with him from the pond in the carten of Eden."

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

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

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

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

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

From this reading I have often wished to see the old poy, and trink a pottle of pure water with him from the pond in the carten of Eden."

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

From this reading I have often wished to see the old poy, and trink a pottle of pure water with him from the pond in the carten of Eden."

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

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

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

full of life and energy

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

engage in

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "More upon a par, you mean, (added De Willows,) with our first parent Adam."

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

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

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

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

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

suffering from tissue death

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

many times at short intervals

From this reading I have often wished to see the old poy, and trink a pottle of pure water with him from the pond in the carten of Eden."

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I have often wished to see the old poy, and trink a pottle of pure water with him from the pond in the carten of Eden."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "More upon a par, you mean, (added De Willows,) with our first parent Adam."

above and across; more than

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

From this reading "More upon a par, you mean, (added De Willows,) with our first parent Adam."

a small lake

From this reading I have often wished to see the old poy, and trink a pottle of pure water with him from the pond in the carten of Eden."

a pot that holds 2 quarts

From this reading I have often wished to see the old poy, and trink a pottle of pure water with him from the pond in the carten of Eden."

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

From this reading I have often wished to see the old poy, and trink a pottle of pure water with him from the pond in the carten of Eden."

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading I have often wished to see the old poy, and trink a pottle of pure water with him from the pond in the carten of Eden."

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

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I have often wished to see the old poy, and trink a pottle of pure water with him from the pond in the carten of Eden."

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

wither, as with a loss of moisture

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

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

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

term of address for a man

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

inflected form of “skip” — bypass

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

impressive in appearance

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

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

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

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

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

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

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

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

From this reading I have often wished to see the old poy, and trink a pottle of pure water with him from the pond in the carten of Eden."

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

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

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What Atam? (cried Hugh Camelford, skipping to the side of Roseline, and eagerly handing her over a little run of water they were obliged to cross,)--what were you saying about our crate crandfather Atam?

which person or people

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

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

From this reading "Why so, sir?" said the stately and mortified Baron, who felt and seemed to shrink from the contrast between the active and lively gallantry of the giddy Cambrian and the slow and cautious efforts of his own.

plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

From this reading "More upon a par, you mean, (added De Willows,) with our first parent Adam."

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading I have often wished to see the old poy, and trink a pottle of pure water with him from the pond in the carten of Eden."

in the company of; together with

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "More upon a par, you mean, (added De Willows,) with our first parent Adam."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "That kind of calculation (said De Clavering) would make your age, Miss de Morney, more upon a par with the Baron's."