Chapter XXIII

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

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

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

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Dorothea had done him the worst injury; she had broken his faith.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

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From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

inflected form of “can” — preserve in a can or tin

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

in a close relation or position in time or space

From this reading His love and his religion were so closely intertwined that they fell together, with a crash that numbed sensation.

a small house with a single story

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

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

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

fall or come down violently

From this reading His love and his religion were so closely intertwined that they fell together, with a crash that numbed sensation.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

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

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

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

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

give, sell, or transfer to another

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Dorothea had done him the worst injury; she had broken his faith.

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

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading Dorothea had done him the worst injury; she had broken his faith.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading His love and his religion were so closely intertwined that they fell together, with a crash that numbed sensation.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

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

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

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

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

an old form of “has”

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

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

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

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

From this reading Dorothea had done him the worst injury; she had broken his faith.

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

From this reading Dorothea had done him the worst injury; she had broken his faith.

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

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

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

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

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading Dorothea had done him the worst injury; she had broken his faith.

past form of “intertwine” — spin, wind, or twist together

From this reading His love and his religion were so closely intertwined that they fell together, with a crash that numbed sensation.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

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

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

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

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading His love and his religion were so closely intertwined that they fell together, with a crash that numbed sensation.

a particular point in time

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

past form of “numb” — make numb or insensitive

From this reading His love and his religion were so closely intertwined that they fell together, with a crash that numbed sensation.

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

make less visible or unclear

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

above and across; more than

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

plural of “path” — a course of conduct

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

contribute to the progress or growth of

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading His love and his religion were so closely intertwined that they fell together, with a crash that numbed sensation.

characteristic of rural life

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading His love and his religion were so closely intertwined that they fell together, with a crash that numbed sensation.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Dorothea had done him the worst injury; she had broken his faith.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading His love and his religion were so closely intertwined that they fell together, with a crash that numbed sensation.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading His love and his religion were so closely intertwined that they fell together, with a crash that numbed sensation.

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

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

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

From this reading His love and his religion were so closely intertwined that they fell together, with a crash that numbed sensation.

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

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

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

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading His love and his religion were so closely intertwined that they fell together, with a crash that numbed sensation.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

an old word for “to”

From this reading DIEU DISPOSE I thought to promote thee unto great honor, but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.--NUMBERS.

migratory

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

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

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

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

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

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

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading By what difficult, obscure, and tortuous paths he had been wandering in those days he could not have told, nor could any one have followed.

at the time that

From this reading At the moment when Lettice and Dorothea were sitting down to bread and salt in Canning Street, Denis was leaning over a rustic bridge in the garden of Mrs. Byrne's week-end cottage.

in the company of; together with

From this reading His love and his religion were so closely intertwined that they fell together, with a crash that numbed sensation.

the least favorable outcome

From this reading Dorothea had done him the worst injury; she had broken his faith.