Chapter XXI

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

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

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

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

(usually followed by “to”) strongly opposed

From this reading I observed at once that he and Lacey were antipathetic.

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

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

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

From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

plural of “belief” — any cognitive content held as true

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

the two together, not just one

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.

argue with one another

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

performance of moral or religious acts

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

freed from illusion

From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.

a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely

From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

yet to be or coming

From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.

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

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

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

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

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

From this reading I observed at once that he and Lacey were antipathetic.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

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

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

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

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

plural of “impulse” — an instinctive motive

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

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

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

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

From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

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

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

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

From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading I observed at once that he and Lacey were antipathetic.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.

on one occasion

From this reading I observed at once that he and Lacey were antipathetic.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage

From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.

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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

of or relating to the practice of science

From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.

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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality

From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.

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From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

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From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I observed at once that he and Lacey were antipathetic.

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

From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

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

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.

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

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

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

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

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

From this reading It was quite natural, for both are vigorous in their beliefs or impulses, and they look at life from totally different points of view.

look attentively

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

(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 Lacey is disillusioned and tired, content to get through each day as well as he can, expecting little.

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

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

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

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

which person or people

From this reading IN WHICH WE WATCH AN IMPULSIVE GOOD SAMARITAN'S DEEDS AND HEAR HIS SELF-REPROACHES Lacey and I walked back together, and in Kingsway we were overtaken by Spanton, who had been to a debate at Essex Hall.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Lacey is a sentimentalist with roots in the past; Spanton is a scientific state-builder with his eyes on the future.