Chapter III

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

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

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

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

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

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

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

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

without a doubt

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

achieved or reached

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

a building where birds are kept

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

having had the head cut off

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

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

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

show off

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

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

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

full of energetic and noisy activity

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

a place of worship that has its own altar

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

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

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

a government administrator

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

in a relative manner; by comparison to something else

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

Following continuously in unbroken sequence.

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

gotten under control

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

the area in which something exists or lives

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

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

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

a competitor thought likely to win

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

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

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

adorned with feathers or plumes

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

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

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

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From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

set up or found

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

provoking horror

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

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

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

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

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

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

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

deeply or markedly affected or influenced

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

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

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

in an indelible manner

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

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

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

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

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

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

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

used to form the superlative

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

a trap for catching mice

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

occurring from time to time

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

many times at short intervals

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

an amount of time

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

superlative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

the body of people in a learned occupation

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

To recall to mind.

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

located far away spatially

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

past form of “reside” — make one's home in a particular place or community

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

plural of “retainer” — a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

contemplation of things past

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

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From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

not in physical motion

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

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

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS Few people have had more homes than I, and few have resided in those homes for, comparatively speaking, so short a consecutive time.

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

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

up to a particular time

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Remote as that period appears in retrospect, Sheerness and its environs are indelibly impressed on my memory—the frightful town, the hideous chapel, the bustling dockyard with its numerous shipping, the comfortable house, where I can still walk in recollection through every room, the pleasant garden, and the pretty conservatory with a large aviary at the end, which contained our favourite birds.

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

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

(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 Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Alas! how well I remember one day as I went in to pay a visit to my feathered friends, I found that the mousetrap which had been set for the robber of bird-seed, had caught and beheaded one of our prettiest bull-finches.

at the time that

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

in or at the place that

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

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

From this reading I have often said during a long life that I might lay claim in some measure to the character of a gipsy; but then, in the language of the profession to which I always boast that I belong by taste and inclination, I most assuredly never “looked the part.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading The first home I recollect is that of Sheerness Dockyard, when my father was Commissioner, and where, with occasional flittings, we remained until I had attained my eighth year.