Chapter III · All into Gold

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

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

plural of “activity” — any specific behavior

From this reading Coombe Cellars was a centre of many activities; it was a sort of inn--at all events a place to which water parties came to picnic; it was a farm and a place of merchandise.

(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 Coombe Cellars was a centre of many activities; it was a sort of inn--at all events a place to which water parties came to picnic; it was a farm and a place of merchandise.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

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

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

expected hopefully

From this reading He had married well, but not exactly in the manner anticipated.

from appearances alone

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

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

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Coombe Cellars was a centre of many activities; it was a sort of inn--at all events a place to which water parties came to picnic; it was a farm and a place of merchandise.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He had married well, but not exactly in the manner anticipated.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Coombe Cellars was a centre of many activities; it was a sort of inn--at all events a place to which water parties came to picnic; it was a farm and a place of merchandise.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

plural of “cellar” — the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading Coombe Cellars was a centre of many activities; it was a sort of inn--at all events a place to which water parties came to picnic; it was a farm and a place of merchandise.

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From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Coombe Cellars was a centre of many activities; it was a sort of inn--at all events a place to which water parties came to picnic; it was a farm and a place of merchandise.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading He had married well, but not exactly in the manner anticipated.

easily excited

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading It was expected that he would marry well.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading Coombe Cellars was a centre of many activities; it was a sort of inn--at all events a place to which water parties came to picnic; it was a farm and a place of merchandise.

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

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

highest in quality

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

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

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

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

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

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

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

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

From this reading He had married well, but not exactly in the manner anticipated.

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading Coombe Cellars was a centre of many activities; it was a sort of inn--at all events a place to which water parties came to picnic; it was a farm and a place of merchandise.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was expected that he would marry well.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

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

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He had married well, but not exactly in the manner anticipated.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Coombe Cellars was a centre of many activities; it was a sort of inn--at all events a place to which water parties came to picnic; it was a farm and a place of merchandise.

joined in matrimony

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

take in marriage

From this reading It was expected that he would marry well.

the force of workers available

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

commodities offered for sale

From this reading Coombe Cellars was a centre of many activities; it was a sort of inn--at all events a place to which water parties came to picnic; it was a farm and a place of merchandise.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He had married well, but not exactly in the manner anticipated.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power

From this reading Coombe Cellars was a centre of many activities; it was a sort of inn--at all events a place to which water parties came to picnic; it was a farm and a place of merchandise.

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

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

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

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

showing little emotion

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering

From this reading Coombe Cellars was a centre of many activities; it was a sort of inn--at all events a place to which water parties came to picnic; it was a farm and a place of merchandise.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Coombe Cellars was a centre of many activities; it was a sort of inn--at all events a place to which water parties came to picnic; it was a farm and a place of merchandise.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Coombe Cellars was a centre of many activities; it was a sort of inn--at all events a place to which water parties came to picnic; it was a farm and a place of merchandise.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was expected that he would marry well.

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

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

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

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.

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

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Coombe Cellars was a centre of many activities; it was a sort of inn--at all events a place to which water parties came to picnic; it was a farm and a place of merchandise.

(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 It was expected that he would marry well.

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

From this reading Coombe Cellars was a centre of many activities; it was a sort of inn--at all events a place to which water parties came to picnic; it was a farm and a place of merchandise.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Pasco Pepperill was a man slow, heavy, and apparently phlegmatic, and he was married to a woman full of energy, and excitable.

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

From this reading It was expected that he would marry well.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Pasco had inherited Coombe Cellars from his father; he had been looked upon as the greatest catch among the young men of the neighbourhood.