Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading “It was a prosaic way of forming a friendship, but it was effective.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

later than; following

From this reading I was laid by the heels for ten days, but Trevor used to come in to inquire after me.

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

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

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

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

an electrical force linking atoms

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “It was a prosaic way of forming a friendship, but it was effective.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I was laid by the heels for ten days, but Trevor used to come in to inquire after me.

talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

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

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

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

From this reading I was laid by the heels for ten days, but Trevor used to come in to inquire after me.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading “Old Trevor was evidently a man of some wealth and consideration, a J.P. and a landed proprietor.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading I was laid by the heels for ten days, but Trevor used to come in to inquire after me.

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From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect

From this reading “It was a prosaic way of forming a friendship, but it was effective.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading “Old Trevor was evidently a man of some wealth and consideration, a J.P. and a landed proprietor.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

a boy or man

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I was laid by the heels for ten days, but Trevor used to come in to inquire after me.

-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)

From this reading “It was a prosaic way of forming a friendship, but it was effective.

set up or found

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

excluded from a society

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading “It was a prosaic way of forming a friendship, but it was effective.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

of unmixed ancestry

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

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

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

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

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

showing warm and heartfelt friendliness

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

From this reading I was laid by the heels for ten days, but Trevor used to come in to inquire after me.

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

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

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

From this reading I was laid by the heels for ten days, but Trevor used to come in to inquire after me.

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

From this reading I was laid by the heels for ten days, but Trevor used to come in to inquire after me.

address a question to and expect an answer from

From this reading I was laid by the heels for ten days, but Trevor used to come in to inquire after me.

past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “It was a prosaic way of forming a friendship, but it was effective.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading “Old Trevor was evidently a man of some wealth and consideration, a J.P. and a landed proprietor.

set down according to a plan

From this reading I was laid by the heels for ten days, but Trevor used to come in to inquire after me.

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading “Old Trevor was evidently a man of some wealth and consideration, a J.P. and a landed proprietor.

drawn out or made longer spatially

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

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

From this reading “Old Trevor was evidently a man of some wealth and consideration, a J.P. and a landed proprietor.

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

From this reading I was laid by the heels for ten days, but Trevor used to come in to inquire after me.

possessive form of “minute” — a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

used to form the superlative

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “It was a prosaic way of forming a friendship, but it was effective.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading “Old Trevor was evidently a man of some wealth and consideration, a J.P. and a landed proprietor.

and nothing more

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading “Old Trevor was evidently a man of some wealth and consideration, a J.P. and a landed proprietor.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading “Old Trevor was evidently a man of some wealth and consideration, a J.P. and a landed proprietor.

not fanciful or imaginative

From this reading “It was a prosaic way of forming a friendship, but it was effective.

(often used with “pay”) a formal expression of esteem

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

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

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

in the near future

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading I was laid by the heels for ten days, but Trevor used to come in to inquire after me.

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

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

From this reading I was laid by the heels for ten days, but Trevor used to come in to inquire after me.

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

From this reading I was laid by the heels for ten days, but Trevor used to come in to inquire after me.

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

From this reading I was laid by the heels for ten days, but Trevor used to come in to inquire after me.

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading I was laid by the heels for ten days, but Trevor used to come in to inquire after me.

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

precisely as stated

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

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

From this reading “It was a prosaic way of forming a friendship, but it was effective.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “It was a prosaic way of forming a friendship, but it was effective.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading “Old Trevor was evidently a man of some wealth and consideration, a J.P. and a landed proprietor.

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

From this reading At first it was only a minute’s chat, but soon his visits lengthened, and before the end of the term we were close friends.

at the time that

From this reading He was a hearty, full-blooded fellow, full of spirits and energy, the very opposite to me in most respects, but we had some subjects in common, and it was a bond of union when I found that he was as friendless as I. Finally, he invited me down to his father’s place at Donnithorpe, in Norfolk, and I accepted his hospitality for a month of the long vacation.