Chapter X

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

From this reading All this time a gloom had been settling down over the Athenian people.

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading These written and oral accounts were indeed far from being consistent with each other.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

(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 All this time a gloom had been settling down over the Athenian people.

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

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

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

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

a resident of Athens

From this reading All this time a gloom had been settling down over the Athenian people.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading All this time a gloom had been settling down over the Athenian people.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading These written and oral accounts were indeed far from being consistent with each other.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

(sometimes followed by “with”) in agreement or consistent or reliable

From this reading These written and oral accounts were indeed far from being consistent with each other.

send away towards a designated goal

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

true confidential information

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

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

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading All this time a gloom had been settling down over the Athenian people.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading These written and oral accounts were indeed far from being consistent with each other.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading These written and oral accounts were indeed far from being consistent with each other.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

set up or found

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank

From this reading THE MURDER OF THE GENERALS.

the act of giving

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

a state of partial or total darkness

From this reading All this time a gloom had been settling down over the Athenian people.

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

From this reading All this time a gloom had been settling down over the Athenian people.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

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

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading These written and oral accounts were indeed far from being consistent with each other.

a message received and understood

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

the literary culture

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

something that is lost

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

an amphibious division of the United States Navy

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

the force of workers available

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

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From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading THE MURDER OF THE GENERALS.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MURDER OF THE GENERALS.

having official authority or sanction

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

using speech rather than writing

From this reading These written and oral accounts were indeed far from being consistent with each other.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading These written and oral accounts were indeed far from being consistent with each other.

above and across; more than

From this reading All this time a gloom had been settling down over the Athenian people.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

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

From this reading All this time a gloom had been settling down over the Athenian people.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

professing to be qualified

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

a gradual sinking to a lower level

From this reading All this time a gloom had been settling down over the Athenian people.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

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

From this reading THE MURDER OF THE GENERALS.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These written and oral accounts were indeed far from being consistent with each other.

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

From this reading All this time a gloom had been settling down over the Athenian people.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading All this time a gloom had been settling down over the Athenian people.

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

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

precisely as stated

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

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

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

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

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

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

From this reading The official despatch, which, as giving details of the loss in the late engagement, was so anxiously expected, did not arrive; but quite enough information to cause a very general anxiety came to hand in various ways.

which person or people

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Private letters from men serving with the fleet began to be brought by merchantships; and not a few persons were found who had talked or who professed to have talked with sailors and marines who had taken part in the action.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading These written and oral accounts were indeed far from being consistent with each other.