Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

anew

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

(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 Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

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

From this reading "Thou to Guildford then, my son, and I and the Brethren to London."

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

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

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

(plural) the lay members of a male religious order

From this reading "Thou to Guildford then, my son, and I and the Brethren to London."

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

concealing something under the ground

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

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

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

in or to another place

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Quite one-half of the inhabitants of that small retreat had fallen victims to the scourge.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

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

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

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From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

brought together in one place

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

destroyed or killed

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

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

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

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

From this reading "Thou to Guildford then, my son, and I and the Brethren to London."

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

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

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

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

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

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

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

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

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

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

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

From this reading "Thou to Guildford then, my son, and I and the Brethren to London."

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

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading Quite one-half of the inhabitants of that small retreat had fallen victims to the scourge.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading "Thou to Guildford then, my son, and I and the Brethren to London."

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

the residence of a religious community

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Thou to Guildford then, my son, and I and the Brethren to London."

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

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

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

on one occasion

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

one of two equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Quite one-half of the inhabitants of that small retreat had fallen victims to the scourge.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

above and across; more than

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

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From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

sounding as if the nose were pinched

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

plural of “precinct” — a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Quite one-half of the inhabitants of that small retreat had fallen victims to the scourge.

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

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

From this reading Quite one-half of the inhabitants of that small retreat had fallen victims to the scourge.

(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

only a very short time before

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

From this reading Quite one-half of the inhabitants of that small retreat had fallen victims to the scourge.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

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

From this reading Quite one-half of the inhabitants of that small retreat had fallen victims to the scourge.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

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

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

a male human offspring

From this reading "Thou to Guildford then, my son, and I and the Brethren to London."

that is looked for

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

grievously affected especially by disease

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

past form of “survive” — continue to live and avoid dying

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

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

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Quite one-half of the inhabitants of that small retreat had fallen victims to the scourge.

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

From this reading "Thou to Guildford then, my son, and I and the Brethren to London."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Thou to Guildford then, my son, and I and the Brethren to London."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

mixed with water

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "Thou to Guildford then, my son, and I and the Brethren to London."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

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

From this reading "Thou to Guildford then, my son, and I and the Brethren to London."

a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

plural of “victim” — an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading Quite one-half of the inhabitants of that small retreat had fallen victims to the scourge.

an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

accept gladly

From this reading The great trench in the burying ground had received the rest; and of the Brothers who gathered round Father Paul to welcome him back, several showed, by their pinched and stricken appearance, how near they themselves had been to the gates of death.

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

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

which person or people

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.

in the company of; together with

From this reading So said Father Paul some three weeks later, as he stood once again inside the precincts of the Monastery, with Raymond by his side, looking round the thinned circle of faces of such of the Brothers as had survived the terrible visitation which had passed over them, and now gone, as it seemed, elsewhere.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Scarce ten souls out of all those who had sought shelter within those walls had risen from their beds and gone forth to their desolated homes again.