Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

(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 It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

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

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

a large bundle bound for storage or transport

From this reading Where will Sir Bale find so unresisting and respectful a butt and retainer? and whom will he bully now?

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From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

a cruel and brutal fellow

From this reading Where will Sir Bale find so unresisting and respectful a butt and retainer? and whom will he bully now?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

From this reading Where will Sir Bale find so unresisting and respectful a butt and retainer? and whom will he bully now?

without stop or interruption

From this reading The storm continued; and even to him there seemed something exaggerated and inhuman in the severity of his expulsion on such a night.

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

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

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From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

divisible by two

From this reading The storm continued; and even to him there seemed something exaggerated and inhuman in the severity of his expulsion on such a night.

represented as greater than is true or reasonable

From this reading The storm continued; and even to him there seemed something exaggerated and inhuman in the severity of his expulsion on such a night.

the act of forcing out someone or something

From this reading The storm continued; and even to him there seemed something exaggerated and inhuman in the severity of his expulsion on such a night.

a boy or man

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

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From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Where will Sir Bale find so unresisting and respectful a butt and retainer? and whom will he bully now?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

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

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

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

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

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From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

with gusto and without reservation

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

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

From this reading The storm continued; and even to him there seemed something exaggerated and inhuman in the severity of his expulsion on such a night.

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

From this reading The storm continued; and even to him there seemed something exaggerated and inhuman in the severity of his expulsion on such a night.

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From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

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

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

without compunction or human feeling

From this reading The storm continued; and even to him there seemed something exaggerated and inhuman in the severity of his expulsion on such a night.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

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From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

the sound of laughing

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

the act of departing

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

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

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

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

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

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

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

pose a threat to; present a danger to

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

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

From this reading Where will Sir Bale find so unresisting and respectful a butt and retainer? and whom will he bully now?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

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

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

full of or exhibiting respect

From this reading Where will Sir Bale find so unresisting and respectful a butt and retainer? and whom will he bully now?

a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone

From this reading Where will Sir Bale find so unresisting and respectful a butt and retainer? and whom will he bully now?

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

From this reading The storm continued; and even to him there seemed something exaggerated and inhuman in the severity of his expulsion on such a night.

used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

From this reading The storm continued; and even to him there seemed something exaggerated and inhuman in the severity of his expulsion on such a night.

term of address for a man

From this reading Where will Sir Bale find so unresisting and respectful a butt and retainer? and whom will he bully now?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading The storm continued; and even to him there seemed something exaggerated and inhuman in the severity of his expulsion on such a night.

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

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The storm continued; and even to him there seemed something exaggerated and inhuman in the severity of his expulsion on such a night.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

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

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The storm continued; and even to him there seemed something exaggerated and inhuman in the severity of his expulsion on such a night.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

showing fear and lack of confidence

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

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

From this reading The storm continued; and even to him there seemed something exaggerated and inhuman in the severity of his expulsion on such a night.

male cat

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?

lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

not explained

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

offering no resistance

From this reading Where will Sir Bale find so unresisting and respectful a butt and retainer? and whom will he bully now?

precisely as stated

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

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

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

(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 Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

in or at the place that

From this reading Where will Sir Bale find so unresisting and respectful a butt and retainer? and whom will he bully now?

which person or people

From this reading Adventure in Tom Marlin's Boat Philip Feltram was liked very well--a gentle, kindly, and very timid creature, and, before he became so heart-broken, a fellow who liked a joke or a pleasant story, and could laugh heartily.

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

From this reading Where will Sir Bale find so unresisting and respectful a butt and retainer? and whom will he bully now?

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Where will Sir Bale find so unresisting and respectful a butt and retainer? and whom will he bully now?

in the company of; together with

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

the act of harassing someone

From this reading Something like remorse was worrying Sir Bale's heart a little; and the more he thought on the strange visit of Hugh Creswell that night, with its unexplained menace, the more uneasy he became.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It was his own doing, it was true; but would people believe that? and would he have thought of leaving Mardykes at all if it had not been for his kinsman's severity?