Chapter IX

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading The whole story of his acquaintance with the Pyms was so strange, that the memory of it oppressed him.

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

From this reading At first Hugh felt and seemed crushed.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At first Hugh felt and seemed crushed.

look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE SEQUEL.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

plural of “calculation” — the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading At first Hugh felt and seemed crushed.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

a death resulting from an accident or a disaster

From this reading He had sometimes felt, from the first beginning of their married life, that something was hanging over him—some fatality.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading At first Hugh felt and seemed crushed.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading At first Hugh felt and seemed crushed.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He had sometimes felt, from the first beginning of their married life, that something was hanging over him—some fatality.

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

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading He had sometimes felt, from the first beginning of their married life, that something was hanging over him—some fatality.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

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

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

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

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

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

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

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From this reading At first Hugh felt and seemed crushed.

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

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The whole story of his acquaintance with the Pyms was so strange, that the memory of it oppressed him.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

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From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

joined in matrimony

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading The whole story of his acquaintance with the Pyms was so strange, that the memory of it oppressed him.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

an event that happens

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE SEQUEL.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

burdened psychologically or mentally

From this reading The whole story of his acquaintance with the Pyms was so strange, that the memory of it oppressed him.

above and across; more than

From this reading He had sometimes felt, from the first beginning of their married life, that something was hanging over him—some fatality.

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From this reading The whole story of his acquaintance with the Pyms was so strange, that the memory of it oppressed him.

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

From this reading At first Hugh felt and seemed crushed.

something that follows something else

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE SEQUEL.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The whole story of his acquaintance with the Pyms was so strange, that the memory of it oppressed him.

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

From this reading He had sometimes felt, from the first beginning of their married life, that something was hanging over him—some fatality.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading He had sometimes felt, from the first beginning of their married life, that something was hanging over him—some fatality.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading He had sometimes felt, from the first beginning of their married life, that something was hanging over him—some fatality.

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 The whole story of his acquaintance with the Pyms was so strange, that the memory of it oppressed him.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading The whole story of his acquaintance with the Pyms was so strange, that the memory of it oppressed him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

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

From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE SEQUEL.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He had sometimes felt, from the first beginning of their married life, that something was hanging over him—some fatality.

a special situation

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

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

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

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

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

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

From this reading He had thought of many difficulties and troubles that might await him in his married life, but the one thing which had not entered into his calculations—Lilia’s death—was the unexpected occurrence which happened.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The whole story of his acquaintance with the Pyms was so strange, that the memory of it oppressed him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The whole story of his acquaintance with the Pyms was so strange, that the memory of it oppressed him.