Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading (I) Frank awoke with a start and opened his eyes.

alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

later than; following

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

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

From this reading (I) Frank awoke with a start and opened his eyes.

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

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading (I) Frank awoke with a start and opened his eyes.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it was still dark and he could see nothing.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I can only conjecture that the origin lay within, not without, his personality.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

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

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

From this reading I can only conjecture that the origin lay within, not without, his personality.

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

From this reading But it was still dark and he could see nothing.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading But it was still dark and he could see nothing.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

the state of being employed or having a job

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

opinion or judgment

From this reading (I) Frank awoke with a start and opened his eyes.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

set up or found

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading (I) Frank awoke with a start and opened his eyes.

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

From this reading So he turned over on the other side and tried to go to sleep.

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

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

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

From this reading But it was still dark and he could see nothing.

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

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

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

From this reading (I) Frank awoke with a start and opened his eyes.

intense and profound fear

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

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

From this reading (I) Frank awoke with a start and opened his eyes.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But it was still dark and he could see nothing.

immediately past

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I can only conjecture that the origin lay within, not without, his personality.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

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

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

structures collectively in which people are housed

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

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

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

not any; not one

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I can only conjecture that the origin lay within, not without, his personality.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading But it was still dark and he could see nothing.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So he turned over on the other side and tried to go to sleep.

and nothing more

From this reading I can only conjecture that the origin lay within, not without, his personality.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading (I) Frank awoke with a start and opened his eyes.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading I can only conjecture that the origin lay within, not without, his personality.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading So he turned over on the other side and tried to go to sleep.

above and across; more than

From this reading So he turned over on the other side and tried to go to sleep.

capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual

From this reading I can only conjecture that the origin lay within, not without, his personality.

in the near future

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But it was still dark and he could see nothing.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading So he turned over on the other side and tried to go to sleep.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading So he turned over on the other side and tried to go to sleep.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So he turned over on the other side and tried to go to sleep.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading (I) Frank awoke with a start and opened his eyes.

not in physical motion

From this reading But it was still dark and he could see nothing.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

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

From this reading So he turned over on the other side and tried to go to sleep.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

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

From this reading So he turned over on the other side and tried to go to sleep.

capable of being borne or endured

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

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

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading So he turned over on the other side and tried to go to sleep.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading So he turned over on the other side and tried to go to sleep.

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

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

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

From this reading But it was still dark and he could see nothing.

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

From this reading The three of them had come to this little town last night after two or three days' regular employment; they had sufficient money between them; they had found a quite tolerable lodging; they had their programme, such as it was, for the next day or so; and--by the standard to which he had learned to adjust himself--there was no sort of palpable cause for the horror that presently fell on him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading (I) Frank awoke with a start and opened his eyes.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading I can only conjecture that the origin lay within, not without, his personality.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I can only conjecture that the origin lay within, not without, his personality.