Chapter V

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

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

having fair knowledge of

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

anew

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Then Tom gave him strict orders to be out next day against eleven o’clock with the coffin, and he should get his money altogether.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Then Tom gave him strict orders to be out next day against eleven o’clock with the coffin, and he should get his money altogether.

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

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading The wright asked him how he did; he answered him, very soberly, he had lost a good dutiful mother last night, and there’s a measure for the coffin.

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

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading The wright asked him how he did; he answered him, very soberly, he had lost a good dutiful mother last night, and there’s a measure for the coffin.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

From this reading The wright asked him how he did; he answered him, very soberly, he had lost a good dutiful mother last night, and there’s a measure for the coffin.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

carefully weighed

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

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

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The wright asked him how he did; he answered him, very soberly, he had lost a good dutiful mother last night, and there’s a measure for the coffin.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect

From this reading The wright asked him how he did; he answered him, very soberly, he had lost a good dutiful mother last night, and there’s a measure for the coffin.

the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

being one more than ten

From this reading Then Tom gave him strict orders to be out next day against eleven o’clock with the coffin, and he should get his money altogether.

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

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The wright asked him how he did; he answered him, very soberly, he had lost a good dutiful mother last night, and there’s a measure for the coffin.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Then Tom gave him strict orders to be out next day against eleven o’clock with the coffin, and he should get his money altogether.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading The wright asked him how he did; he answered him, very soberly, he had lost a good dutiful mother last night, and there’s a measure for the coffin.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings

From this reading To which he answered a guinea and a half.

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

From this reading The wright asked him how he did; he answered him, very soberly, he had lost a good dutiful mother last night, and there’s a measure for the coffin.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading To which he answered a guinea and a half.

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

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

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

From this reading The wright asked him how he did; he answered him, very soberly, he had lost a good dutiful mother last night, and there’s a measure for the coffin.

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

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

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

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

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From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

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

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

immediately past

From this reading The wright asked him how he did; he answered him, very soberly, he had lost a good dutiful mother last night, and there’s a measure for the coffin.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

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

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading The wright asked him how he did; he answered him, very soberly, he had lost a good dutiful mother last night, and there’s a measure for the coffin.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading The wright asked him how he did; he answered him, very soberly, he had lost a good dutiful mother last night, and there’s a measure for the coffin.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

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

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

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

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Then Tom gave him strict orders to be out next day against eleven o’clock with the coffin, and he should get his money altogether.

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

From this reading The wright asked him how he did; he answered him, very soberly, he had lost a good dutiful mother last night, and there’s a measure for the coffin.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

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

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

according to the clock

From this reading Then Tom gave him strict orders to be out next day against eleven o’clock with the coffin, and he should get his money altogether.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading Then Tom gave him strict orders to be out next day against eleven o’clock with the coffin, and he should get his money altogether.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

raise the level or amount of something

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

plural of “shift” — an event in which something is displaced without rotation

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Then Tom gave him strict orders to be out next day against eleven o’clock with the coffin, and he should get his money altogether.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

in a grave and sober manner

From this reading The wright asked him how he did; he answered him, very soberly, he had lost a good dutiful mother last night, and there’s a measure for the coffin.

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

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

characterized by dignity and propriety

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard

From this reading Then Tom gave him strict orders to be out next day against eleven o’clock with the coffin, and he should get his money altogether.

a lightweight cord

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

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

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

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

From this reading The wright asked him how he did; he answered him, very soberly, he had lost a good dutiful mother last night, and there’s a measure for the coffin.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

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

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

male cat

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

precisely as stated

From this reading The wright asked him how he did; he answered him, very soberly, he had lost a good dutiful mother last night, and there’s a measure for the coffin.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

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

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

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

From this reading To which he answered a guinea and a half.

which person or people

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

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

From this reading Tom went out and staid for some time, and then comes in again, and tells the wright he did not know what to do, for his father had ordered him to get money from such a man, whom he named, and he that day was gone out of town.--The wright asked him how much he wanted?

in the company of; together with

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.

United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)

From this reading Tom being now turned to his own shifts, considered with himself how to raise a little more money; and so gets a string as near as he could guess to be the length of his mother, and to Edinburgh he goes, to a wright who was acquainted with his father and mother.