Chapter VII

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

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

quickly and without warning

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

later than; following

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

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

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

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

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

having branches

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

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From this reading Sidney Hinchford escorted Harriet Wesden home to Camberwell.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

provide with a causeway

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

an admission of misdeeds or faults

From this reading SIDNEY'S CONFESSION.

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

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

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From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

past form of “escort” — accompany as an escort

From this reading Sidney Hinchford escorted Harriet Wesden home to Camberwell.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

opinion or judgment

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

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From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

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

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

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From this reading Sidney Hinchford escorted Harriet Wesden home to Camberwell.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

to a considerable degree

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

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From this reading Sidney Hinchford escorted Harriet Wesden home to Camberwell.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Sidney Hinchford escorted Harriet Wesden home to Camberwell.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

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

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

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

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

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From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

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

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

used to form the superlative

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

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From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

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

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

on one occasion

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

concerned with religion or religious purposes

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

not often

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

English poet (1554-1586)

From this reading Sidney Hinchford escorted Harriet Wesden home to Camberwell.

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From this reading SIDNEY'S CONFESSION.

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

to a great degree

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

plural of “suburb” — a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

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From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

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

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

from that place or that time

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

a special situation

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

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

From this reading Sidney Hinchford escorted Harriet Wesden home to Camberwell.

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

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

neither expressive of nor exciting sexual love or romance

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

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From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

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

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

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From this reading Sidney Hinchford escorted Harriet Wesden home to Camberwell.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

in or at the place that

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Such a walk as most of us may have taken once in life--seldom more than once--a walk away from sober realism into fairy-land, where everything apart from love was a something to be utterly despised, and where love first rose to fill our souls with promise.

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading What if the story ended abruptly, and the waking came, and one or two of us fell heavily to earth--we did not die of the wounds, and we see now that the fall was the best thing that could have happened for us.

inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

a late time of life

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.

but in spite of that

From this reading A most unromantic walk down the Newington Causeway--sacred to milliners and counter-skippers--the Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, and streets branching thence to melancholy suburbs--and yet a walk that was the happiest in the lives of these two, though looked back upon in after years through tear-dimmed eyes, and sighed for by hearts that had been sorely wrung.