used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
authorshipnounUS /ˈɔːθərʃɪp/
the act of creating written works
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading In Fortune's name, what brought you over here, Van Noost?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "They are gone; but we must still be very cautious, if we would escape danger.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
capricenounUS /kəˈpriːs/
a sudden desire
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
cautiousadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəs/
showing careful forethought
From this reading "They are gone; but we must still be very cautious, if we would escape danger.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading "They are gone; but we must still be very cautious, if we would escape danger.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
divideverbUS /dɪˈvaɪd/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "They are gone; but we must still be very cautious, if we would escape danger.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
Fortune'snounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
possessive form of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading In Fortune's name, what brought you over here, Van Noost?
fragmentsnounUS /ˈfræɡmənts/
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading In Fortune's name, what brought you over here, Van Noost?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "They are gone; but we must still be very cautious, if we would escape danger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
inducesverbUS /ˌɪnˈduːsɪz/
third-person singular of “induce” — cause to arise
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
judgedverbUS /dʒʌdʒd/
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
immediately past
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
go away from a place
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
lingerernoun
someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
the force of workers available
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
in motion
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In Fortune's name, what brought you over here, Van Noost?
Noost
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From this reading In Fortune's name, what brought you over here, Van Noost?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
on one occasion
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In Fortune's name, what brought you over here, Van Noost?
an organization to gain political power
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
a course of conduct
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
not used up
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
romancesnounUS /roʊˈmænsɪz/
plural of “romance” — a relationship between two lovers
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
Smeaton
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From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
in the near future
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
not in physical motion
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
in the direction of
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading In Fortune's name, what brought you over here, Van Noost?
venuenounUS /ˈvenjuː/
the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
precisely as stated
From this reading "They are gone; but we must still be very cautious, if we would escape danger.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In Fortune's name, what brought you over here, Van Noost?
in or at the place that
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Having already changed the _venue_ once in the same chapter, I have judged it best to finish one of those fragments into which the caprice of authorship induces men to divide romances, before I return to Henry Smeaton and his companion in the passage.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "They are gone, my good friend," said Smeaton, at length, still speaking in a whisper, lest any lingerer should be remaining behind.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
the words that are spoken
From this reading We must now, however, leave the party in the house, and once more place ourselves by the side of the well where, soon after the last words spoken by Smeaton, the moving away of the soldiers towards the beach could plainly be distinguished; and the path without seemed to be left to solitude and silence.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "They are gone; but we must still be very cautious, if we would escape danger.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In Fortune's name, what brought you over here, Van Noost?
