Chapter XXIX

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

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

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From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

the act of admitting someone to enter

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

(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 There were but two beings, in all the realm, to whom that peal sounded unjoyfully; and to them it rang like the knell of death.

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

From this reading Labour, and care, and sorrow seemed suspended.

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

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

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

a distinct feature or element in a problem

From this reading Every heart was opened--every face beamed with delight; and the aspect of the whole land was as glad and bright, as if salvation had then first descended upon earth.

a structure or object that impedes free movement

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

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

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression

From this reading Every heart was opened--every face beamed with delight; and the aspect of the whole land was as glad and bright, as if salvation had then first descended upon earth.

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading There were but two beings, in all the realm, to whom that peal sounded unjoyfully; and to them it rang like the knell of death.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading Every heart was opened--every face beamed with delight; and the aspect of the whole land was as glad and bright, as if salvation had then first descended upon earth.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There were but two beings, in all the realm, to whom that peal sounded unjoyfully; and to them it rang like the knell of death.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Labour, and care, and sorrow seemed suspended.

put or send forth

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

relating to or characteristic of Christianity

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

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

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Every heart was opened--every face beamed with delight; and the aspect of the whole land was as glad and bright, as if salvation had then first descended upon earth.

past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading Every heart was opened--every face beamed with delight; and the aspect of the whole land was as glad and bright, as if salvation had then first descended upon earth.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

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

From this reading Every heart was opened--every face beamed with delight; and the aspect of the whole land was as glad and bright, as if salvation had then first descended upon earth.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every heart was opened--every face beamed with delight; and the aspect of the whole land was as glad and bright, as if salvation had then first descended upon earth.

give expression to

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading Every heart was opened--every face beamed with delight; and the aspect of the whole land was as glad and bright, as if salvation had then first descended upon earth.

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

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Every heart was opened--every face beamed with delight; and the aspect of the whole land was as glad and bright, as if salvation had then first descended upon earth.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

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From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Every heart was opened--every face beamed with delight; and the aspect of the whole land was as glad and bright, as if salvation had then first descended upon earth.

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

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

ring as in announcing death

From this reading There were but two beings, in all the realm, to whom that peal sounded unjoyfully; and to them it rang like the knell of death.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading Labour, and care, and sorrow seemed suspended.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Every heart was opened--every face beamed with delight; and the aspect of the whole land was as glad and bright, as if salvation had then first descended upon earth.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading There were but two beings, in all the realm, to whom that peal sounded unjoyfully; and to them it rang like the knell of death.

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

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

not any; not one

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

on one occasion

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Every heart was opened--every face beamed with delight; and the aspect of the whole land was as glad and bright, as if salvation had then first descended upon earth.

above and across; more than

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading There were but two beings, in all the realm, to whom that peal sounded unjoyfully; and to them it rang like the knell of death.

(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

From this reading Every heart was opened--every face beamed with delight; and the aspect of the whole land was as glad and bright, as if salvation had then first descended upon earth.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Labour, and care, and sorrow seemed suspended.

being or feeling set or kept apart from others

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

plural of “serf” — (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

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

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading Labour, and care, and sorrow seemed suspended.

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

From this reading There were but two beings, in all the realm, to whom that peal sounded unjoyfully; and to them it rang like the knell of death.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

plural of “steeple” — a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment

From this reading Labour, and care, and sorrow seemed suspended.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

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

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There were but two beings, in all the realm, to whom that peal sounded unjoyfully; and to them it rang like the knell of death.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Every heart was opened--every face beamed with delight; and the aspect of the whole land was as glad and bright, as if salvation had then first descended upon earth.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were but two beings, in all the realm, to whom that peal sounded unjoyfully; and to them it rang like the knell of death.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

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

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

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

From this reading There were but two beings, in all the realm, to whom that peal sounded unjoyfully; and to them it rang like the knell of death.

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From this reading There were but two beings, in all the realm, to whom that peal sounded unjoyfully; and to them it rang like the knell of death.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Every heart was opened--every face beamed with delight; and the aspect of the whole land was as glad and bright, as if salvation had then first descended upon earth.

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

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

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

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

at the time that

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

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

From this reading No language can express the joy that spread over the face of France, when the first peal from the steeples of the churches announced that the interdict was raised--that the nation was once more to be held as a Christian people--that the barrier was cast down which had separated it from the pale of the church.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.

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

From this reading There were but two beings, in all the realm, to whom that peal sounded unjoyfully; and to them it rang like the knell of death.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The whole country rang with acclamations; and so crowded were the churches, when the gates were first thrown open, that several hundred serfs were crushed to death in the struggle for admission.