Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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

From this reading A few busy and eventful weeks, days never forgotten by Marcella in after years, passed quickly by.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading Ministers, according to universal expectation, found themselves confronted by a damaging amendment on the Address, and were defeated by a small majority.

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

From this reading A dissolution and appeal to the country followed immediately, and the meetings and speech-makings, already active throughout the constituencies, were carried forward with redoubled energy.

speak to

From this reading Ministers, according to universal expectation, found themselves confronted by a damaging amendment on the Address, and were defeated by a small majority.

later than; following

From this reading A few busy and eventful weeks, days never forgotten by Marcella in after years, passed quickly by.

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From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading A dissolution and appeal to the country followed immediately, and the meetings and speech-makings, already active throughout the constituencies, were carried forward with redoubled energy.

the act of amending or correcting

From this reading Ministers, according to universal expectation, found themselves confronted by a damaging amendment on the Address, and were defeated by a small majority.

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

From this reading A few busy and eventful weeks, days never forgotten by Marcella in after years, passed quickly by.

take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading A dissolution and appeal to the country followed immediately, and the meetings and speech-makings, already active throughout the constituencies, were carried forward with redoubled energy.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading A few busy and eventful weeks, days never forgotten by Marcella in after years, passed quickly by.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A few busy and eventful weeks, days never forgotten by Marcella in after years, passed quickly by.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading A dissolution and appeal to the country followed immediately, and the meetings and speech-makings, already active throughout the constituencies, were carried forward with redoubled energy.

past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition

From this reading Ministers, according to universal expectation, found themselves confronted by a damaging amendment on the Address, and were defeated by a small majority.

plural of “constituency” — the body of voters who elect a representative for their area

From this reading A dissolution and appeal to the country followed immediately, and the meetings and speech-makings, already active throughout the constituencies, were carried forward with redoubled energy.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading A dissolution and appeal to the country followed immediately, and the meetings and speech-makings, already active throughout the constituencies, were carried forward with redoubled energy.

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From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

(sometimes followed by “to”) causing harm or injury

From this reading Ministers, according to universal expectation, found themselves confronted by a damaging amendment on the Address, and were defeated by a small majority.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading A few busy and eventful weeks, days never forgotten by Marcella in after years, passed quickly by.

beaten or overcome; not victorious

From this reading Ministers, according to universal expectation, found themselves confronted by a damaging amendment on the Address, and were defeated by a small majority.

separation into component parts

From this reading A dissolution and appeal to the country followed immediately, and the meetings and speech-makings, already active throughout the constituencies, were carried forward with redoubled energy.

an army unit large enough to sustain combat

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

(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 A dissolution and appeal to the country followed immediately, and the meetings and speech-makings, already active throughout the constituencies, were carried forward with redoubled energy.

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

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

full of events or incidents

From this reading A few busy and eventful weeks, days never forgotten by Marcella in after years, passed quickly by.

belief about (or mental picture of) the future

From this reading Ministers, according to universal expectation, found themselves confronted by a damaging amendment on the Address, and were defeated by a small majority.

act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading A few busy and eventful weeks, days never forgotten by Marcella in after years, passed quickly by.

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

powerful and effective language

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading A dissolution and appeal to the country followed immediately, and the meetings and speech-makings, already active throughout the constituencies, were carried forward with redoubled energy.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading A few busy and eventful weeks, days never forgotten by Marcella in after years, passed quickly by.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading A dissolution and appeal to the country followed immediately, and the meetings and speech-makings, already active throughout the constituencies, were carried forward with redoubled energy.

set up or found

From this reading Ministers, according to universal expectation, found themselves confronted by a damaging amendment on the Address, and were defeated by a small majority.

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

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

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

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

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

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading A dissolution and appeal to the country followed immediately, and the meetings and speech-makings, already active throughout the constituencies, were carried forward with redoubled energy.

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

From this reading A few busy and eventful weeks, days never forgotten by Marcella in after years, passed quickly by.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading Parliament met in the third week of January.

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading Ministers, according to universal expectation, found themselves confronted by a damaging amendment on the Address, and were defeated by a small majority.

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From this reading A few busy and eventful weeks, days never forgotten by Marcella in after years, passed quickly by.

plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering

From this reading A dissolution and appeal to the country followed immediately, and the meetings and speech-makings, already active throughout the constituencies, were carried forward with redoubled energy.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Parliament met in the third week of January.

plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading Ministers, according to universal expectation, found themselves confronted by a damaging amendment on the Address, and were defeated by a small majority.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading A few busy and eventful weeks, days never forgotten by Marcella in after years, passed quickly by.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Parliament met in the third week of January.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Ministers, according to universal expectation, found themselves confronted by a damaging amendment on the Address, and were defeated by a small majority.

a contestant that you are matched against

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

a legislative assembly in certain countries

From this reading Parliament met in the third week of January.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading A few busy and eventful weeks, days never forgotten by Marcella in after years, passed quickly by.

a full supply

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

with speed

From this reading A few busy and eventful weeks, days never forgotten by Marcella in after years, passed quickly by.

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From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

become much greater in intensity or size or amount

From this reading A dissolution and appeal to the country followed immediately, and the meetings and speech-makings, already active throughout the constituencies, were carried forward with redoubled energy.

Identical; not different.

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

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

From this reading Ministers, according to universal expectation, found themselves confronted by a damaging amendment on the Address, and were defeated by a small majority.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

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

From this reading A dissolution and appeal to the country followed immediately, and the meetings and speech-makings, already active throughout the constituencies, were carried forward with redoubled energy.

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

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

From this reading Parliament met in the third week of January.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Ministers, according to universal expectation, found themselves confronted by a damaging amendment on the Address, and were defeated by a small majority.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Parliament met in the third week of January.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading A dissolution and appeal to the country followed immediately, and the meetings and speech-makings, already active throughout the constituencies, were carried forward with redoubled energy.

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

From this reading Ministers, according to universal expectation, found themselves confronted by a damaging amendment on the Address, and were defeated by a small majority.

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

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

of worldwide scope or applicability

From this reading Ministers, according to universal expectation, found themselves confronted by a damaging amendment on the Address, and were defeated by a small majority.

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

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Parliament met in the third week of January.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading A few busy and eventful weeks, days never forgotten by Marcella in after years, passed quickly by.

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

From this reading Ministers, according to universal expectation, found themselves confronted by a damaging amendment on the Address, and were defeated by a small majority.

belonging to which person

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A dissolution and appeal to the country followed immediately, and the meetings and speech-makings, already active throughout the constituencies, were carried forward with redoubled energy.

a late time of life

From this reading A few busy and eventful weeks, days never forgotten by Marcella in after years, passed quickly by.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.

a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

From this reading In the Tudley End division, Aldous Raeburn was fighting a somewhat younger opponent of the same country-gentleman stock--a former fag indeed of his at Eton--whose zeal and fluency gave him plenty to do.