Chapter X

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

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Not, I mean, to go into all as to when and how grandmamma told me about it, with 'she said's' and 'I said's.'

later than; following

From this reading First of all, how do you think Cousin Cosmo, as I was told to call him, had come to write again after all those years of silence?

anew

From this reading First of all, how do you think Cousin Cosmo, as I was told to call him, had come to write again after all those years of silence?

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Not, I mean, to go into all as to when and how grandmamma told me about it, with 'she said's' and 'I said's.'

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

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

From this reading Not, I mean, to go into all as to when and how grandmamma told me about it, with 'she said's' and 'I said's.'

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

From this reading Not, I mean, to go into all as to when and how grandmamma told me about it, with 'she said's' and 'I said's.'

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

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading First of all, how do you think Cousin Cosmo, as I was told to call him, had come to write again after all those years of silence?

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

indicating a lack of maturity

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

make right or correct

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

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

From this reading First of all, how do you think Cousin Cosmo, as I was told to call him, had come to write again after all those years of silence?

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading First of all, how do you think Cousin Cosmo, as I was told to call him, had come to write again after all those years of silence?

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

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading First of all, how do you think Cousin Cosmo, as I was told to call him, had come to write again after all those years of silence?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Not, I mean, to go into all as to when and how grandmamma told me about it, with 'she said's' and 'I said's.'

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

From this reading Not, I mean, to go into all as to when and how grandmamma told me about it, with 'she said's' and 'I said's.'

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

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

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

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

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

From this reading What had put it into his head?

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

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

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

From this reading First of all, how do you think Cousin Cosmo, as I was told to call him, had come to write again after all those years of silence?

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

From this reading What had put it into his head?

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

From this reading Not, I mean, to go into all as to when and how grandmamma told me about it, with 'she said's' and 'I said's.'

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

From this reading Not, I mean, to go into all as to when and how grandmamma told me about it, with 'she said's' and 'I said's.'

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

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

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Not, I mean, to go into all as to when and how grandmamma told me about it, with 'she said's' and 'I said's.'

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading Not, I mean, to go into all as to when and how grandmamma told me about it, with 'she said's' and 'I said's.'

wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

mix together different elements

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

a form of address for a man

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not, I mean, to go into all as to when and how grandmamma told me about it, with 'she said's' and 'I said's.'

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

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

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

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

by chance

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading What had put it into his head?

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

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

From this reading Not, I mean, to go into all as to when and how grandmamma told me about it, with 'she said's' and 'I said's.'

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Not, I mean, to go into all as to when and how grandmamma told me about it, with 'she said's' and 'I said's.'

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading First of all, how do you think Cousin Cosmo, as I was told to call him, had come to write again after all those years of silence?

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

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

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

successive (without a break)

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

express in words

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

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

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading First of all, how do you think Cousin Cosmo, as I was told to call him, had come to write again after all those years of silence?

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

From this reading First of all, how do you think Cousin Cosmo, as I was told to call him, had come to write again after all those years of silence?

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

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Not, I mean, to go into all as to when and how grandmamma told me about it, with 'she said's' and 'I said's.'

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

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

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

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

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

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

From this reading First of all, how do you think Cousin Cosmo, as I was told to call him, had come to write again after all those years of silence?

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

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

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

at the time that

From this reading Not, I mean, to go into all as to when and how grandmamma told me about it, with 'she said's' and 'I said's.'

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

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Perhaps here it will be best for me to tell straight off what the contents of Mr. Vandeleur's letter were.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Not, I mean, to go into all as to when and how grandmamma told me about it, with 'she said's' and 'I said's.'

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

produce a literary work

From this reading First of all, how do you think Cousin Cosmo, as I was told to call him, had come to write again after all those years of silence?

a late time of life

From this reading Besides, it would not be quite correct to tell it that way, for as a matter of fact I did not understand everything _then_ as I do now that I am several years older, and it would be difficult not to mix up what I have since come to know with the ideas I then had--ideas which were in some ways mistaken and childish.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading First of all, how do you think Cousin Cosmo, as I was told to call him, had come to write again after all those years of silence?