Chapter XIX

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

From this reading Quite a different crowd from that which knelt at prayer this morning!

plural of “aisle” — a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

(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 THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

third-person singular of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

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

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

works for an expert to learn a trade

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

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

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

on or to one side

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

create by putting components or members together

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Quite a different crowd from that which knelt at prayer this morning!

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

a citizen of an English borough

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

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

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

put or send forth

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

any large and important church

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading Quite a different crowd from that which knelt at prayer this morning!

delicately beautiful

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Quite a different crowd from that which knelt at prayer this morning!

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

to or in any or all places

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Quite a different crowd from that which knelt at prayer this morning!

plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

destroyed or killed

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

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

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

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

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

and nothing more

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees

From this reading Quite a different crowd from that which knelt at prayer this morning!

immediately past

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

the force of workers available

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Quite a different crowd from that which knelt at prayer this morning!

to a great degree or extent

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

a creation created or assembled by needle and thread

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

not any; not one

From this reading There are no women present.

in a noble manner

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

the present occasion

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

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

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

according to the clock

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

select carefully from a group

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading Quite a different crowd from that which knelt at prayer this morning!

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading There are no women present.

a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Quite a different crowd from that which knelt at prayer this morning!

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

concerned with religion or religious purposes

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

be standing; be upright

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Quite a different crowd from that which knelt at prayer this morning!

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

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Quite a different crowd from that which knelt at prayer this morning!

filled with great numbers crowded together

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

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

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

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

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

be dressed in

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

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

From this reading Quite a different crowd from that which knelt at prayer this morning!

which person or people

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

have and exercise

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.

plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading They have nobly taken on the task of the men, and the dainty burghers’ wives who used to spend their time at music or needlework, wield the spade to-day with as much power as their strength allows.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading There are no women present.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading THE LAST STAND I The word has gone round, we must all assemble in the cathedral church--every burgher, every artisan, every apprentice who belongs by blood to Ghent must for the nonce cast aside pick and shovel: the dead can wait! the living claim attention.

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

From this reading It is just two o’clock and the sacred edifice is thronged: up in the galleries, the aisles, the chancel, the organ loft, the pulpit, everywhere there are men--young and old--men who for two days now have been face to face with death and who wear on their grim faces the traces of the past fierce struggle and of the coming cataclysm.