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 ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

(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 His cloak and his saddle-bags comprised all his baggage, and the world was before him "where to choose his place of rest."

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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

From this reading It was one soft May-day that he found himself on such an expedition, slowly riding through one of the green lanes of ------shire.

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

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

cases used to carry belongings when traveling

From this reading His cloak and his saddle-bags comprised all his baggage, and the world was before him "where to choose his place of rest."

according with custom or propriety

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading His cloak and his saddle-bags comprised all his baggage, and the world was before him "where to choose his place of rest."

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

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From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

a strong flame that burns brightly

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

a youthful male person

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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

From this reading The lane wound at length into the main road, and just as he came upon it he fell in with a gay party of equestrians.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading His cloak and his saddle-bags comprised all his baggage, and the world was before him "where to choose his place of rest."

anything that covers or conceals

From this reading His cloak and his saddle-bags comprised all his baggage, and the world was before him "where to choose his place of rest."

past form of “comprise” — be composed of

From this reading His cloak and his saddle-bags comprised all his baggage, and the world was before him "where to choose his place of rest."

a small house with a single story

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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From this reading The lane wound at length into the main road, and just as he came upon it he fell in with a gay party of equestrians.

plural of “excursion” — a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading It was one soft May-day that he found himself on such an expedition, slowly riding through one of the green lanes of ------shire.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading The lane wound at length into the main road, and just as he came upon it he fell in with a gay party of equestrians.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

set up or found

From this reading It was one soft May-day that he found himself on such an expedition, slowly riding through one of the green lanes of ------shire.

do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading The lane wound at length into the main road, and just as he came upon it he fell in with a gay party of equestrians.

a person of German nationality

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

in a gradual manner

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading It was one soft May-day that he found himself on such an expedition, slowly riding through one of the green lanes of ------shire.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

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

From this reading His cloak and his saddle-bags comprised all his baggage, and the world was before him "where to choose his place of rest."

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading It was one soft May-day that he found himself on such an expedition, slowly riding through one of the green lanes of ------shire.

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

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

the back of a horse

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was one soft May-day that he found himself on such an expedition, slowly riding through one of the green lanes of ------shire.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

and nothing more

From this reading The lane wound at length into the main road, and just as he came upon it he fell in with a gay party of equestrians.

a narrow way or road

From this reading The lane wound at length into the main road, and just as he came upon it he fell in with a gay party of equestrians.

plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road

From this reading It was one soft May-day that he found himself on such an expedition, slowly riding through one of the green lanes of ------shire.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading The lane wound at length into the main road, and just as he came upon it he fell in with a gay party of equestrians.

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

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

held dear

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

most important element

From this reading The lane wound at length into the main road, and just as he came upon it he fell in with a gay party of equestrians.

engage in

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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 ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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From this reading It was one soft May-day that he found himself on such an expedition, slowly riding through one of the green lanes of ------shire.

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

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

of or relating to or consisting of muscle

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

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

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was one soft May-day that he found himself on such an expedition, slowly riding through one of the green lanes of ------shire.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading The lane wound at length into the main road, and just as he came upon it he fell in with a gay party of equestrians.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading His cloak and his saddle-bags comprised all his baggage, and the world was before him "where to choose his place of rest."

literature in metrical form

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading His cloak and his saddle-bags comprised all his baggage, and the world was before him "where to choose his place of rest."

relieve from

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading It was one soft May-day that he found himself on such an expedition, slowly riding through one of the green lanes of ------shire.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The lane wound at length into the main road, and just as he came upon it he fell in with a gay party of equestrians.

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From this reading His cloak and his saddle-bags comprised all his baggage, and the world was before him "where to choose his place of rest."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county

From this reading It was one soft May-day that he found himself on such an expedition, slowly riding through one of the green lanes of ------shire.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading It was one soft May-day that he found himself on such an expedition, slowly riding through one of the green lanes of ------shire.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading It was one soft May-day that he found himself on such an expedition, slowly riding through one of the green lanes of ------shire.

characterized by or preferring solitude

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

not in physical motion

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It was one soft May-day that he found himself on such an expedition, slowly riding through one of the green lanes of ------shire.

resided in; having tenants

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was one soft May-day that he found himself on such an expedition, slowly riding through one of the green lanes of ------shire.

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

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

a special situation

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

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

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

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

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The lane wound at length into the main road, and just as he came upon it he fell in with a gay party of equestrians.

precisely as stated

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

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

From this reading "Being got out of town, the first thing I did was to give my mule her head."--/Gil Blas/.

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

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

in or at the place that

From this reading His cloak and his saddle-bags comprised all his baggage, and the world was before him "where to choose his place of rest."

which person or people

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

in the company of; together with

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading The lane wound at length into the main road, and just as he came upon it he fell in with a gay party of equestrians.

plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading ALTHOUGH the character of Maltravers was gradually becoming more hard and severe,--although as his reason grew more muscular, his imagination lost something of its early bloom, and he was already very different from the wild boy who had set the German youths in a blaze, and had changed into a Castle of Indolence the little cottage tenanted with Poetry and Alice,--he still preserved many of his old habits; he loved, at frequent intervals, to disappear from the great world--to get rid of books and friends, and luxury and wealth, and make solitary excursions, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback, through this fair garden of England.