Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

an administrative unit of government

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Buel turned it over and over, and could almost imagine himself buying a book that looked so tastefully got up as this one.

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

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

any thing at all

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

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

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

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

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

of short duration or distance

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

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From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

the act of buying

From this reading Buel turned it over and over, and could almost imagine himself buying a book that looked so tastefully got up as this one.

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

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

a line of units following one after another

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

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

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

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

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

without doubt; certainly

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

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From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

to an extreme degree

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

apart from; not including

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

give expression to

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

set up or found

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

the act of giving

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Buel turned it over and over, and could almost imagine himself buying a book that looked so tastefully got up as this one.

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

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

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

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

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

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

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

From this reading Buel turned it over and over, and could almost imagine himself buying a book that looked so tastefully got up as this one.

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

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading Buel turned it over and over, and could almost imagine himself buying a book that looked so tastefully got up as this one.

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

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

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From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

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

From this reading Buel turned it over and over, and could almost imagine himself buying a book that looked so tastefully got up as this one.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

engage in

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Buel turned it over and over, and could almost imagine himself buying a book that looked so tastefully got up as this one.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

above and across; more than

From this reading Buel turned it over and over, and could almost imagine himself buying a book that looked so tastefully got up as this one.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

a wrapped container

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

a raised horizontal surface

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

a firm in the publishing business

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

a prescribed number

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Buel turned it over and over, and could almost imagine himself buying a book that looked so tastefully got up as this one.

past form of “spare” — refrain from harming

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

with taste; in a tasteful manner

From this reading Buel turned it over and over, and could almost imagine himself buying a book that looked so tastefully got up as this one.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Buel turned it over and over, and could almost imagine himself buying a book that looked so tastefully got up as this one.

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

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

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

From this reading Buel turned it over and over, and could almost imagine himself buying a book that looked so tastefully got up as this one.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

the swift release of a store of affective force

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

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

From this reading Kenan Buel received from his London publisher a brown paper parcel, and on opening it found the contents to be six exceedingly new copies of his book.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Buel turned it over and over, and could almost imagine himself buying a book that looked so tastefully got up as this one.

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

From this reading Buel turned it over and over, and could almost imagine himself buying a book that looked so tastefully got up as this one.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

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

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

in the company of; together with

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Whatever the publisher thought of the inside of the work, he had not spared pains to make the outside as attractive as it could be made at the price.

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

From this reading The sight of the volume gave him a thrill, for he remembered that the Press doubtless received its quota at about the same time his parcel came, and he feared he would not be out of the country before the first extract from the clipping agency arrived.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading However, luck was with the young man, and he found himself on the platform of Euston Station, waiting for the Liverpool express, without having seen anything about his book in the papers, except a brief line giving its title, the price, and his own name, in the “Books Received” column.