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From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
403
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From this reading 403.--ED.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
brisklyadverbUS /ˈbrɪskli/
in a brisk manner
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
civillyadverbUS /ˈsɪvɪli/
in a civil manner
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
clothing in general
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
CompareverbUS /kəmˈper/
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading [Footnote 29: Compare Lockhart's _Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott_, vol. i. p.
a state at a particular time
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
conductedverbUS /kənˈdʌktəd/
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
EDnounUS /ed/
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading 403.--ED.]
to an extreme degree
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
apart from; not including
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
start firing a weapon
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 29: Compare Lockhart's _Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott_, vol. i. p.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
Judge'snounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/
possessive form of “judge” — a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading [Footnote 29: Compare Lockhart's _Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott_, vol. i. p.
Lockhart's
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From this reading [Footnote 29: Compare Lockhart's _Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott_, vol. i. p.
lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/
temporary living quarters
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
MemoirsnounUS /ˈmemwɑːrz/
plural of “memoir” — an account of the author's personal experiences
From this reading [Footnote 29: Compare Lockhart's _Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott_, vol. i. p.
a particular point in time
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
a form of address for a man
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
not any; not one
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
and nothing more
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading [Footnote 29: Compare Lockhart's _Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott_, vol. i. p.
passportnounUS /ˈpæspɔːrt/
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
procuredverbUS /proʊˈkjʊrd/
past form of “procure” — get by special effort
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
sateverbUS /seɪt/
fill to satisfaction
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
seventyadjectiveUS /ˈsevənti/
being ten more than sixty
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
SheriffnounUS /ˈʃerəf/
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
term of address for a man
From this reading [Footnote 29: Compare Lockhart's _Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott_, vol. i. p.
sitting-room
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From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
up to a particular time
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
vacantadjectiveUS /ˈveɪkənt/
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
precisely as stated
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
vol
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From this reading [Footnote 29: Compare Lockhart's _Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott_, vol. i. p.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading [Footnote 29: Compare Lockhart's _Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott_, vol. i. p.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
accept gladly
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading We gave in our passport--the name of Mr. Scott, the Sheriff--and were very civilly treated, but there was no vacant room in the house except the Judge's sitting-room, and we wanted to have a fire, being exceedingly wet and cold.
which person or people
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was conducted into that room, on condition that I would give it up the moment the Judge came from Court.[29] After I had put off my wet clothes I went up into a bedroom, and sate shivering there, till the people of the inn had procured lodgings for us in a private house.
a late time of life
From this reading We were received with hearty welcome by a good woman, who, though above seventy years old, moved about as briskly as if she was only seventeen.
