Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

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

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

later than; following

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

(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 Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

in addition

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

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

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

plural of “anger” — a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

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

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading The sooner, then, the paniers were empty, and the clown, who pays for all, was beyond the gates, the better he, for one, would be pleased.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading The sooner, then, the paniers were empty, and the clown, who pays for all, was beyond the gates, the better he, for one, would be pleased.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

plural of “booth” — a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

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From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

past form of “cheapen” — lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

a rude or vulgar fool

From this reading The sooner, then, the paniers were empty, and the clown, who pays for all, was beyond the gates, the better he, for one, would be pleased.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

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From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

past form of “dangle” — hang freely

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

increase twofold

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

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

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

take in solid food

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading The sooner, then, the paniers were empty, and the clown, who pays for all, was beyond the gates, the better he, for one, would be pleased.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

people in general (often used in the plural)

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

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

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

depressingly dark

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

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

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

plural of “housewife” — a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

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

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

The formal questioning of a suspect by police detectives or magistrates.

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

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

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

the force of workers available

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

a brief written record

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The sooner, then, the paniers were empty, and the clown, who pays for all, was beyond the gates, the better he, for one, would be pleased.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

above and across; more than

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

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

From this reading The sooner, then, the paniers were empty, and the clown, who pays for all, was beyond the gates, the better he, for one, would be pleased.

plural of “pay” — something that remunerates

From this reading The sooner, then, the paniers were empty, and the clown, who pays for all, was beyond the gates, the better he, for one, would be pleased.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading The sooner, then, the paniers were empty, and the clown, who pays for all, was beyond the gates, the better he, for one, would be pleased.

metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

plural of “rope” — a strong line

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

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

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

comparatives of “soon” or “early”

From this reading The sooner, then, the paniers were empty, and the clown, who pays for all, was beyond the gates, the better he, for one, would be pleased.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

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

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

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

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The sooner, then, the paniers were empty, and the clown, who pays for all, was beyond the gates, the better he, for one, would be pleased.

in or at that place or location

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

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

From this reading But gibbets must eat also; and between ground and noose was so small a space in those days that a man dangled almost before he knew it.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

From this reading For men must eat, though there be gibbets in the Place Ste.-Croix: gaunt gibbets, high and black and twofold, each, with its dangling ropes, like a double note of interrogation.

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

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

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

From this reading The sun was an hour high, and in Angers the shops and booths, after the early fashion of the day, were open or opening.

which person or people

From this reading The sooner, then, the paniers were empty, and the clown, who pays for all, was beyond the gates, the better he, for one, would be pleased.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Through all the gates country folk were pressing into the gloomy streets of the Black Town with milk and fruit; and at doors and windows housewives cheapened fish, or chaffered over the fowl for the pot.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The sooner, then, the paniers were empty, and the clown, who pays for all, was beyond the gates, the better he, for one, would be pleased.