Chapter XVII

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

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

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

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

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

From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

being joined in close association

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

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

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.

a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading It was not much certainly.

past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of

From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.

rural regions

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.

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From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.

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

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

belief about (or mental picture of) the future

From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.

the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

plural of “family” — a social unit living together

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

a social unit living together

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

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From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

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

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

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

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

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

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

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

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

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

From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

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

From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

go away from a place

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.

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

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It was not much certainly.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

not any; not one

From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

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

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

and nothing more

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

strip the skin off

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property

From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

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From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

move stealthily

From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.

the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

not in physical motion

From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.

a following of one thing after another in time

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

to a sufficient degree

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

carry out

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.

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

From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.

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

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

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

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading It was no more to be compared with the possessions in fact and expectation of Fred Dirom than twilight is with day; but still it made a great difference.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

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

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading The slip between the cup and the lip came in two ways.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.

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

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

which person or people

From this reading The first was the arrival from India--in advance of Eric who was to get the short leave which his stepmother thought such a piece of extravagance, in order to be present at the marriage of his only sister--of Ronald Sutherland, in order to take possession of the inheritance which had fallen to him on the death of his uncle.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was not a very great inheritance--an old house with an old tower, the old “peel” of the Border, attached to it; a few farms, a little money, the succession of a family sufficiently well known in the countryside, but which had never been one of the great families.