used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HALF A MARRIAGE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
blighting
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From this reading November scowled over sea and land, perverting the former into lead and blighting the latter to a dingy brown.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading November scowled over sea and land, perverting the former into lead and blighting the latter to a dingy brown.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
consultedverbUS /kənˈsʌltəd/
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
Coppinger
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From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
wanted intensely
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
dingyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪndʒi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading November scowled over sea and land, perverting the former into lead and blighting the latter to a dingy brown.
Dionysianoun
an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
displaynounUS /dɪˈspleɪ/
something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
Enodoc
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From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading November scowled over sea and land, perverting the former into lead and blighting the latter to a dingy brown.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
galanounUS /ˈɡælə/
a gay festivity
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading HALF A MARRIAGE.
half-filled
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From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading November scowled over sea and land, perverting the former into lead and blighting the latter to a dingy brown.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading November scowled over sea and land, perverting the former into lead and blighting the latter to a dingy brown.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading November scowled over sea and land, perverting the former into lead and blighting the latter to a dingy brown.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading November scowled over sea and land, perverting the former into lead and blighting the latter to a dingy brown.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading HALF A MARRIAGE.
joined in matrimony
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
ministered
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From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
Minver
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From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
not any; not one
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading November scowled over sea and land, perverting the former into lead and blighting the latter to a dingy brown.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
and nothing more
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading November scowled over sea and land, perverting the former into lead and blighting the latter to a dingy brown.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
a human being
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
pervertingverbUS /pərˈvɜːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “pervert” — corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From this reading November scowled over sea and land, perverting the former into lead and blighting the latter to a dingy brown.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
relativenounUS /ˈrelətɪv/
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
express the need or desire for
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
scowledverbUS /skaʊld/
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading November scowled over sea and land, perverting the former into lead and blighting the latter to a dingy brown.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading November scowled over sea and land, perverting the former into lead and blighting the latter to a dingy brown.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
carry out
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
at the time that
From this reading One request Judith had made, relative to her marriage, and one only, after she had given way about the time when it was to take place, and this request concerned the place.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
which person or people
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was true that no great display could be made in a building half-filled with sand, but neither Judith nor Coppinger, nor Aunt Dionysia desired display, and Jump, the sole person who wished that the wedding should be in full gala, was not consulted in the matter.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading She desired to be married, not in the parish church of S. Minver, but in that of S. Enodoc, in the yard of which lay her father and mother, and in which her father had occasionally ministered.
