Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

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

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

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

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

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

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

put or send forth

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.

putting a condemned person to death

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

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

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

being the right size and shape to fit as desired

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

shining unsteadily

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

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From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

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

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

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

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

having or involving the use of hands

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

ten 10s

From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

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

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

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

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

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From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.

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

From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

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

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.

above and across; more than

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

euphemisms for “fat”

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.

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From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

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

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

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

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

make square

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

having a supporting base

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.

dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads; usually used in combination

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

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

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

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

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

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

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

the act of using

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Night was now drawing in, but a few dim lamps, hung here and there upon the walls, cast an uncertain, flickering light over the scene.

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

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

(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 Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

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

From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.

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

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Two companies of Dumbarton’s Foot had been quartered in the village, with a portly Major at their head, to whom I was handed over by Sergeant Gredder, with some account of my capture, and of the reasons which had prevented my summary execution.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading Its great oaken doors, studded with iron, and high narrow windows, fitted it well for the use to which it was now turned.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The church of Gommatch was a small ivy-clad building with a square Norman tower, standing in the centre of the hamlet of that name.

people who are wounded

From this reading A hundred or more prisoners were scattered about upon the stone floor, many of them wounded, and some evidently dying.