Chapter XIX

(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 How can I tell--oh! how can I sit down to tell in cold blood the story of all that followed?

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

From this reading All that has been told or written of the Bloody Assize is most true, and yet not half that happened can be told.

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

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale

From this reading All that has been told or written of the Bloody Assize is most true, and yet not half that happened can be told.

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

From this reading All that has been told or written of the Bloody Assize is most true, and yet not half that happened can be told.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading All that has been told or written of the Bloody Assize is most true, and yet not half that happened can be told.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading How can I tell--oh! how can I sit down to tell in cold blood the story of all that followed?

having or covered with or accompanied by blood

From this reading All that has been told or written of the Bloody Assize is most true, and yet not half that happened can be told.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading How can I tell--oh! how can I sit down to tell in cold blood the story of all that followed?

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From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

make a high sound typical of glass

From this reading ILMINSTER CLINK.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading How can I tell--oh! how can I sit down to tell in cold blood the story of all that followed?

the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading How can I tell--oh! how can I sit down to tell in cold blood the story of all that followed?

divisible by two

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading How can I tell--oh! how can I sit down to tell in cold blood the story of all that followed?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Some parts of it for very pity I must pass over.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading All that has been told or written of the Bloody Assize is most true, and yet not half that happened can be told.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading All that has been told or written of the Bloody Assize is most true, and yet not half that happened can be told.

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

From this reading All that has been told or written of the Bloody Assize is most true, and yet not half that happened can be told.

an old form of “has”

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

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

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

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From this reading How can I tell--oh! how can I sit down to tell in cold blood the story of all that followed?

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

From this reading How can I tell--oh! how can I sit down to tell in cold blood the story of all that followed?

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

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From this reading ILMINSTER CLINK.

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

From this reading How can I tell--oh! how can I sit down to tell in cold blood the story of all that followed?

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

From this reading All that has been told or written of the Bloody Assize is most true, and yet not half that happened can be told.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Some parts of it for very pity I must pass over.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

used to form the superlative

From this reading All that has been told or written of the Bloody Assize is most true, and yet not half that happened can be told.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Some parts of it for very pity I must pass over.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading All that has been told or written of the Bloody Assize is most true, and yet not half that happened can be told.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading How can I tell--oh! how can I sit down to tell in cold blood the story of all that followed?

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading All that has been told or written of the Bloody Assize is most true, and yet not half that happened can be told.

above and across; more than

From this reading Some parts of it for very pity I must pass over.

the local environment

From this reading Some parts of it for very pity I must pass over.

go across or through

From this reading Some parts of it for very pity I must pass over.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading Some parts of it for very pity I must pass over.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

be seated

From this reading How can I tell--oh! how can I sit down to tell in cold blood the story of all that followed?

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

From this reading Some parts of it for very pity I must pass over.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading How can I tell--oh! how can I sit down to tell in cold blood the story of all that followed?

express in words

From this reading How can I tell--oh! how can I sit down to tell in cold blood the story of all that followed?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading How can I tell--oh! how can I sit down to tell in cold blood the story of all that followed?

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

From this reading How can I tell--oh! how can I sit down to tell in cold blood the story of all that followed?

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

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

From this reading How can I tell--oh! how can I sit down to tell in cold blood the story of all that followed?

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading All that has been told or written of the Bloody Assize is most true, and yet not half that happened can be told.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading All that has been told or written of the Bloody Assize is most true, and yet not half that happened can be told.

precisely as stated

From this reading Some parts of it for very pity I must pass over.

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

From this reading There are things, I mean, which the historian cannot, for the sake of pity, decency, and consideration for living people, relate, even if he hath seen them.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading All that has been told or written of the Bloody Assize is most true, and yet not half that happened can be told.

but in spite of that

From this reading All that has been told or written of the Bloody Assize is most true, and yet not half that happened can be told.