Chapter IV

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

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading He who now called Maurice Harley a prig, had been himself the prince of prigs--according to the estimate of the country gentlemen, his neighbors--in his day; but that day was long departed.

later than; following

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

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

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading He who now called Maurice Harley a prig, had been himself the prince of prigs--according to the estimate of the country gentlemen, his neighbors--in his day; but that day was long departed.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

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

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading He who now called Maurice Harley a prig, had been himself the prince of prigs--according to the estimate of the country gentlemen, his neighbors--in his day; but that day was long departed.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

well in the past; former

From this reading He who now called Maurice Harley a prig, had been himself the prince of prigs--according to the estimate of the country gentlemen, his neighbors--in his day; but that day was long departed.

a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

one or the other of two

From this reading Either Mr. Sedgwick had grown younger, or Clara older, than their years.

an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

From this reading He who now called Maurice Harley a prig, had been himself the prince of prigs--according to the estimate of the country gentlemen, his neighbors--in his day; but that day was long departed.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

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

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

a man of refinement

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading He who now called Maurice Harley a prig, had been himself the prince of prigs--according to the estimate of the country gentlemen, his neighbors--in his day; but that day was long departed.

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

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading Either Mr. Sedgwick had grown younger, or Clara older, than their years.

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

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

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

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

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

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

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

From this reading He who now called Maurice Harley a prig, had been himself the prince of prigs--according to the estimate of the country gentlemen, his neighbors--in his day; but that day was long departed.

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

From this reading He who now called Maurice Harley a prig, had been himself the prince of prigs--according to the estimate of the country gentlemen, his neighbors--in his day; but that day was long departed.

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

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

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

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

and nothing more

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

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

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading He who now called Maurice Harley a prig, had been himself the prince of prigs--according to the estimate of the country gentlemen, his neighbors--in his day; but that day was long departed.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

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

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

joined in matrimony

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

take in marriage

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

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

From this reading He who now called Maurice Harley a prig, had been himself the prince of prigs--according to the estimate of the country gentlemen, his neighbors--in his day; but that day was long departed.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Either Mr. Sedgwick had grown younger, or Clara older, than their years.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

no person; not anyone

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

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

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading Either Mr. Sedgwick had grown younger, or Clara older, than their years.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

a person regarded as arrogant and annoying

From this reading He who now called Maurice Harley a prig, had been himself the prince of prigs--according to the estimate of the country gentlemen, his neighbors--in his day; but that day was long departed.

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From this reading He who now called Maurice Harley a prig, had been himself the prince of prigs--according to the estimate of the country gentlemen, his neighbors--in his day; but that day was long departed.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading He who now called Maurice Harley a prig, had been himself the prince of prigs--according to the estimate of the country gentlemen, his neighbors--in his day; but that day was long departed.

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

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

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From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

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

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

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From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

being one more than sixteen

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

required or under orders

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Either Mr. Sedgwick had grown younger, or Clara older, than their years.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

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

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Either Mr. Sedgwick had grown younger, or Clara older, than their years.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

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

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

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

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

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

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

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

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

at the time that

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

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

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

which person or people

From this reading The next day after, being the Saturday, our little Easter party assembled; first our neighbors the Sedgwicks, who were a party in themselves.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading But now that five children had followed this marriage, nobody could have supposed or believed in the existence of any such great original contrast between the husband and wife.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

a late time of life

From this reading Ten years before, Hugh Sedgwick had been the finest gentleman in our neighborhood, which he filled with amazement and consternation when he chose to fall in love with and marry little Clara Harley, whom, in the most literal sense of the word, he married out of the school-room, and who was just seventeen years old.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading Either Mr. Sedgwick had grown younger, or Clara older, than their years.