Chapter II

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

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

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

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

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

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

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

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Ever since the time when Providence so singularly threw it in your power to save me from a violent end,--and from _such a_ hand too!--I have been a changed man.

a youthful male person

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By that event Heaven seemed to lay, as it were, a palpable finger upon my soul, the dint of which is everlasting.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading Ever since the time when Providence so singularly threw it in your power to save me from a violent end,--and from _such a_ hand too!--I have been a changed man.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

make a high sound typical of glass

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

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From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

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From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

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

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

the way of administering a business

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

the state of being a criminal

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

a state of melancholy depression

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

interchangeable with “means” in the expression “by means of”

From this reading By that event Heaven seemed to lay, as it were, a palpable finger upon my soul, the dint of which is everlasting.

the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

without question and beyond doubt

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Ever since the time when Providence so singularly threw it in your power to save me from a violent end,--and from _such a_ hand too!--I have been a changed man.

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading By that event Heaven seemed to lay, as it were, a palpable finger upon my soul, the dint of which is everlasting.

at any time

From this reading Ever since the time when Providence so singularly threw it in your power to save me from a violent end,--and from _such a_ hand too!--I have been a changed man.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading By that event Heaven seemed to lay, as it were, a palpable finger upon my soul, the dint of which is everlasting.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading By that event Heaven seemed to lay, as it were, a palpable finger upon my soul, the dint of which is everlasting.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Ever since the time when Providence so singularly threw it in your power to save me from a violent end,--and from _such a_ hand too!--I have been a changed man.

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

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

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

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

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

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading By that event Heaven seemed to lay, as it were, a palpable finger upon my soul, the dint of which is everlasting.

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

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

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

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

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

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

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

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

moving to the inside of something

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

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

From this reading By that event Heaven seemed to lay, as it were, a palpable finger upon my soul, the dint of which is everlasting.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

a polite name for any woman

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading By that event Heaven seemed to lay, as it were, a palpable finger upon my soul, the dint of which is everlasting.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

a unit of instruction

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

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From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

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

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

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

From this reading Ever since the time when Providence so singularly threw it in your power to save me from a violent end,--and from _such a_ hand too!--I have been a changed man.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

a form of address for a man

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

on one occasion

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt

From this reading By that event Heaven seemed to lay, as it were, a palpable finger upon my soul, the dint of which is everlasting.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Ever since the time when Providence so singularly threw it in your power to save me from a violent end,--and from _such a_ hand too!--I have been a changed man.

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading Ever since the time when Providence so singularly threw it in your power to save me from a violent end,--and from _such a_ hand too!--I have been a changed man.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

put in the mind of someone

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

of or relating to or having the nature of retribution

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

Identical; not different.

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

except for; apart from

From this reading Ever since the time when Providence so singularly threw it in your power to save me from a violent end,--and from _such a_ hand too!--I have been a changed man.

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

only a very short time before

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

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

From this reading By that event Heaven seemed to lay, as it were, a palpable finger upon my soul, the dint of which is everlasting.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Ever since the time when Providence so singularly threw it in your power to save me from a violent end,--and from _such a_ hand too!--I have been a changed man.

in a singular manner or to a singular degree

From this reading Ever since the time when Providence so singularly threw it in your power to save me from a violent end,--and from _such a_ hand too!--I have been a changed man.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Ever since the time when Providence so singularly threw it in your power to save me from a violent end,--and from _such a_ hand too!--I have been a changed man.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading By that event Heaven seemed to lay, as it were, a palpable finger upon my soul, the dint of which is everlasting.

express in speech

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

young nobleman attendant on a knight

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

in a softened tone

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

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

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

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

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading Ever since the time when Providence so singularly threw it in your power to save me from a violent end,--and from _such a_ hand too!--I have been a changed man.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “For some time past,” said he, taking Colin's hand, and conducting him to a chair,--“for some time past, my boy, I have felt that one day or other it must come to this.

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

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Ever since the time when Providence so singularly threw it in your power to save me from a violent end,--and from _such a_ hand too!--I have been a changed man.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

not embarrassed

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

precisely as stated

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading Ever since the time when Providence so singularly threw it in your power to save me from a violent end,--and from _such a_ hand too!--I have been a changed man.

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

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

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

From this reading By that event Heaven seemed to lay, as it were, a palpable finger upon my soul, the dint of which is everlasting.

at the time that

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

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

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

during the time that

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

belonging to which person

From this reading That from such retributive justice, if justice it could be called, I should have been so saved by one whose very existence itself had called that justice into action, appears to me like a marvellous lesson, in which Providence intended at once to admonish me of my criminality, and at the same time to remind me of its mercy.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading _In which Mr. Lupton explains to Colin the story of himself and his lady._ When next Colin Clink met his father the Squire, it was under the influence of such feelings of embarrassment as scarcely left him at liberty to speak; while Mr. Lupton, on his part, received him with that quiet melancholy, though unembarrassed air, which marked emphatically a man upon whom the force of unhappy and unusual circumstances has produced a subdued, though lasting, sense of dejection.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Ever since the time when Providence so singularly threw it in your power to save me from a violent end,--and from _such a_ hand too!--I have been a changed man.