Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

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

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

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

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

anew

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

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

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

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

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

third-person singular of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

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

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

make a strident sound

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

closed to traffic

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

given or giving freely

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

with self-possession (especially in times of stress)

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

a small house with a single story

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

a female human offspring

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

start firing a weapon

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

in an attractively handsome manner

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

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

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

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

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

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

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

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

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

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

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

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

From this reading Insie was reading, Mrs. Bert was knitting stockings, and Mr. Bert was thinking of his own strange life.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

and nothing more

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

From this reading Insie was reading, Mrs. Bert was knitting stockings, and Mr. Bert was thinking of his own strange life.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Insie was reading, Mrs. Bert was knitting stockings, and Mr. Bert was thinking of his own strange life.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

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

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

a form of address for a man

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Insie was reading, Mrs. Bert was knitting stockings, and Mr. Bert was thinking of his own strange life.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

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

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

plural of “oddity” — eccentricity that is not easily explained

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

on one occasion

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Insie was reading, Mrs. Bert was knitting stockings, and Mr. Bert was thinking of his own strange life.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

an angry dispute

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading Insie was reading, Mrs. Bert was knitting stockings, and Mr. Bert was thinking of his own strange life.

precisely, exactly

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

Identical; not different.

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

to cause to separate and go in different directions

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

being a smooth continuous motion

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

past form of “snow” — fall as snow

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)

From this reading Insie was reading, Mrs. Bert was knitting stockings, and Mr. Bert was thinking of his own strange life.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Insie was reading, Mrs. Bert was knitting stockings, and Mr. Bert was thinking of his own strange life.

unusualness as a consequence of not being well known

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

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

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Insie was reading, Mrs. Bert was knitting stockings, and Mr. Bert was thinking of his own strange life.

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

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

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

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

precisely as stated

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

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

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

(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 BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

make whistling sounds

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

which person or people

From this reading It never once occurred to him that great part of its strangeness sprang from the oddities of his own nature, any more than a man who has been in a quarrel believes that he could have kept out of it.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

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

From this reading “Bat of the Gill,” as Mr. Bert was called, sat by the fire, with his wife and daughter, and listened very calmly to the whistle of the wind, and the sliding of the soft fall that blocked his window-panes.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading BAT OF THE GILL Upon that same evening the cottage in the gill was well snowed up, as befell it every winter, more or less handsomely, according to the wind.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.

plural of “wreath” — flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

From this reading The wind was in the right way to do it truly now, with just enough draught to pile bountiful wreaths, and not enough of wild blast to scatter them again.