Chapter XIII

(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 NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

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

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

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From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful, "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

put or send forth

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

relating to or characteristic of Christianity

From this reading Then Christian did look, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."

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

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading "Oh!" said Faithful to his friend, "who comes yon?"

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Then Christian did look, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."

a preacher of the Christian gospel

From this reading Then Christian did look, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."

the organ of sight

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading VANITY FAIR.

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful, "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading "Oh!" said Faithful to his friend, "who comes yon?"

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful, "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."

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

From this reading Then Christian did look, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

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

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

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

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

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

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

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

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

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

From this reading Then Christian did look, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Then Christian did look, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."

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 NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Then Christian did look, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."

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

From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful, "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Then Christian did look, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."

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

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh!" said Faithful to his friend, "who comes yon?"

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Oh!" said Faithful to his friend, "who comes yon?"

cut with a saw

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful, "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful, "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."

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

From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful, "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then Christian did look, and said, "It is my good friend Evangelist."

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

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

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

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

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

From this reading "Oh!" said Faithful to his friend, "who comes yon?"

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful, "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."

feelings of excessive pride

From this reading VANITY FAIR.

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

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

From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful, "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "Ay, and my good friend, too," said Faithful, "for it was he that set me the way to the gate."

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

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

at the time that

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

which person or people

From this reading "Oh!" said Faithful to his friend, "who comes yon?"

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading NOW when they were got all but quite out of this wild, Faithful by chance cast his eye back, and saw one come in his wake, and he knew him.

distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)

From this reading "Oh!" said Faithful to his friend, "who comes yon?"