used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading "ACCORDING TO THEIR DEEDS."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Between Wimbledon and Kingston," muttered the tramp.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If I can drag myself as far as that, I'll go there this night."
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
besought
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From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Between Wimbledon and Kingston," muttered the tramp.
Blackfriars
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From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If I can drag myself as far as that, I'll go there this night."
capaciousadjectiveUS /kəˈpeɪʃəs/
large in capacity
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
coppernounUS /ˈkɑːpər/
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading "ACCORDING TO THEIR DEEDS."
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading "If I can drag myself as far as that, I'll go there this night."
exploredverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrd/
past form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "If I can drag myself as far as that, I'll go there this night."
FetternounUS /ˈfetər/
a shackle for the ankles or feet
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
set up or found
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "If I can drag myself as far as that, I'll go there this night."
good-naturedadjective
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
halfpennynoun
an English coin worth half a penny
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I can drag myself as far as that, I'll go there this night."
I'll
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From this reading "If I can drag myself as far as that, I'll go there this night."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I can drag myself as far as that, I'll go there this night."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading "Between Wimbledon and Kingston," muttered the tramp.
a narrow way or road
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
matronsnounUS /ˈmeɪtrənz/
plural of “matron” — a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
the force of workers available
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Between Wimbledon and Kingston," muttered the tramp.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "If I can drag myself as far as that, I'll go there this night."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "If I can drag myself as far as that, I'll go there this night."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
piteousadjective
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
pitilessadjectiveUS /ˈpɪtiləs/
without mercy or pity
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
pityingverbUS /ˈpɪtiɪŋ/
-ing form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
a full supply
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
professionaladjectiveUS /prəˈfeʃənəl/
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
Sheldon
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From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
snowyadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊi/
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
SurreynounUS /ˈsɜːri/
a county in southeastern England on the Thames
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If I can drag myself as far as that, I'll go there this night."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Between Wimbledon and Kingston," muttered the tramp.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "ACCORDING TO THEIR DEEDS."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "If I can drag myself as far as that, I'll go there this night."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If I can drag myself as far as that, I'll go there this night."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "ACCORDING TO THEIR DEEDS."
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading "Between Wimbledon and Kingston," muttered the tramp.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
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 He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went down stairs and out into the pitiless cold and snow, and made his way down Fetter Lane, and across Blackfriars Bridge to the Surrey side of the water, stopping to beg here and there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
whineverbUS /waɪn/
move with a whining sound
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
which person or people
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
WimbledonnounUS /ˈwɪmbəldən/
a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts
From this reading "Between Wimbledon and Kingston," muttered the tramp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Upon this snowy Christmas night there were plenty of people abroad; and amongst them Philip Sheldon found pitying matrons, who explored the depths of their capacious pockets to find him a halfpenny, and good-natured young men, who flung the "copper" he besought with piteous professional whine.
