Chapter XVI

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

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

anew

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

(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 And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

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

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

react verbally

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

a ghostly appearing figure

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

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

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

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

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

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

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

plural of “cloister” — residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

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

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

although something is true; in spite of

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

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

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

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

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

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

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

listen; used mostly in the imperative

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

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

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

the property of being comparatively great in weight

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

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

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

-ing form of “huddle” — crowd or draw together

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

ten 10s

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

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

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

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

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

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

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

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

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

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

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

not any; not one

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

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

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

above and across; more than

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

arrange in a container

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

having a point

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

flowing profusely

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

housing available for people to live in

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

a safe place

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

recurring again and again

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

full of anxiety and concern

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

comparatives of “soon” or “early”

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

past form of “stiffen” — become stiff or stiffer

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

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

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

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

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

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

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

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

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

two times

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

precisely as stated

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

past form of “warrant” — provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action)

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

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

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

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

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

at the time that

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

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

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

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

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

belonging to which person

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And in this I was warranted when we had waited--it might be the space of a minute--for then we heard the cry which he had heard; and with a loud answer we all ran together down the road; those that had feared now heading the company, and each man very solicitous to be first upon the scene.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading THE APPARITION IN THE CLOISTERS “The hamlet which he pointed to was known as Trenak, a little settlement of six houses in the hollow of the woods.

the words that are spoken

From this reading No sooner were his words spoken than I had great joy of them, saying that surely Christine must have taken refuge in the village.

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet we had not gone two hundred yards from the spot when we were all huddling together again, and the sound of a gun-shot twice repeated had stiffened the limbs of every man among us.

distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)

From this reading “‘Hark to that!’ cried the steward, over whose brow the sweat was pouring despite the heaviness of the frost; ‘whoever is down yonder is at close quarters with the pack.