Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading It was to tell him that I shouldn’t be able to be at home in the afternoon as I had hoped and that he must postpone his visit till dinner-time.

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading If the reign of accident was over I must just take up the succession.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading It was to tell him that I shouldn’t be able to be at home in the afternoon as I had hoped and that he must postpone his visit till dinner-time.

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

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

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

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

having the head uncovered

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

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

From this reading It was to tell him that I shouldn’t be able to be at home in the afternoon as I had hoped and that he must postpone his visit till dinner-time.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

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From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

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

From this reading It was to tell him that I shouldn’t be able to be at home in the afternoon as I had hoped and that he must postpone his visit till dinner-time.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

let fall to the ground

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading At last I felt there was only one way of laying the ghost.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading At last I felt there was only one way of laying the ghost.

destroyed or killed

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

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

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

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

From this reading It was to tell him that I shouldn’t be able to be at home in the afternoon as I had hoped and that he must postpone his visit till dinner-time.

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

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

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

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading It was to tell him that I shouldn’t be able to be at home in the afternoon as I had hoped and that he must postpone his visit till dinner-time.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading It was to tell him that I shouldn’t be able to be at home in the afternoon as I had hoped and that he must postpone his visit till dinner-time.

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

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

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If the reign of accident was over I must just take up the succession.

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

From this reading It was to tell him that I shouldn’t be able to be at home in the afternoon as I had hoped and that he must postpone his visit till dinner-time.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

and nothing more

From this reading If the reign of accident was over I must just take up the succession.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

immediately past

From this reading At last I felt there was only one way of laying the ghost.

the production of eggs (especially in birds)

From this reading At last I felt there was only one way of laying the ghost.

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

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

come together

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading If the reign of accident was over I must just take up the succession.

(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

a brief written record

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading At last I felt there was only one way of laying the ghost.

and nothing more

From this reading At last I felt there was only one way of laying the ghost.

above and across; more than

From this reading If the reign of accident was over I must just take up the succession.

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From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

hold back to a later time

From this reading It was to tell him that I shouldn’t be able to be at home in the afternoon as I had hoped and that he must postpone his visit till dinner-time.

have sovereign power

From this reading If the reign of accident was over I must just take up the succession.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

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

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

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

From this reading It was to tell him that I shouldn’t be able to be at home in the afternoon as I had hoped and that he must postpone his visit till dinner-time.

be seated

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

not in physical motion

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

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

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

a following of one thing after another in time

From this reading If the reign of accident was over I must just take up the succession.

carry out

From this reading If the reign of accident was over I must just take up the succession.

express in words

From this reading It was to tell him that I shouldn’t be able to be at home in the afternoon as I had hoped and that he must postpone his visit till dinner-time.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was to tell him that I shouldn’t be able to be at home in the afternoon as I had hoped and that he must postpone his visit till dinner-time.

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

From this reading At last I felt there was only one way of laying the ghost.

in or at that place or location

From this reading At last I felt there was only one way of laying the ghost.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

up to a particular time

From this reading It was to tell him that I shouldn’t be able to be at home in the afternoon as I had hoped and that he must postpone his visit till dinner-time.

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

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading If the reign of accident was over I must just take up the succession.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading It was to tell him that I shouldn’t be able to be at home in the afternoon as I had hoped and that he must postpone his visit till dinner-time.

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

From this reading This was something I couldn’t sit still for thinking of; it kept me awake--at midnight I was full of unrest.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading At last I felt there was only one way of laying the ghost.

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

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

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

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading I sat down and wrote a hurried note which would meet him on his return and which as the servants had gone to bed I sallied forth bareheaded into the empty, gusty street to drop into the nearest pillar-box.