used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Only in fiction does a career run in an unbroken line of adventures or memorable incidents.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
alterationnounUS /ˌɔːltərˈeɪʃən/
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Only in fiction does a career run in an unbroken line of adventures or memorable incidents.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Experience proceeds by fits and starts.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Only in fiction does a career run in an unbroken line of adventures or memorable incidents.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
chaptersnounUS /ˈtʃæptərz/
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
commandersnounUS /kəˈmændərz/
plural of “commander” — an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
conspicuousadjectiveUS /kənˈspɪkjuːəs/
obvious to the eye or mind
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
criticaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
decadenounUS /deˈkeɪd/
a period of 10 years
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
defeatedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfiːtəd/
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only in fiction does a career run in an unbroken line of adventures or memorable incidents.
dronenounUS /droʊn/
stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
eke
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Experience proceeds by fits and starts.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading Only in fiction does a career run in an unbroken line of adventures or memorable incidents.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
fitsnounUS /fɪts/
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading Experience proceeds by fits and starts.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading Only in fiction does a career run in an unbroken line of adventures or memorable incidents.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
immediately past
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
leapsnounUS /liːps/
plural of “leap” — a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Only in fiction does a career run in an unbroken line of adventures or memorable incidents.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
Madge's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
memorableadjectiveUS /ˈmemərəbəl/
worth remembering
From this reading Only in fiction does a career run in an unbroken line of adventures or memorable incidents.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
not any; not one
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
occurrencesnounUS /əˈkɜːrənsɪz/
plural of “occurrence” — an event that happens
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
and nothing more
From this reading Only in fiction does a career run in an unbroken line of adventures or memorable incidents.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
paragraphnounUS /ˈpærəɡræf/
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
partisannounUS /ˈpɑːrtəzən/
a fervent and even militant proponent of something
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
perceptibleadjectiveUS /pərˈseptəbəl/
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
proceedsnounUS /prəˈsiːdz/
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Experience proceeds by fits and starts.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
rebelnounUS /ˈrebəl/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
retrogressionnoun
passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Only in fiction does a career run in an unbroken line of adventures or memorable incidents.
only a very short time before
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
startsnounUS /stɑːrts/
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading Experience proceeds by fits and starts.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
unbrokenadjectiveUS /ənˈbroʊkən/
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading Only in fiction does a career run in an unbroken line of adventures or memorable incidents.
uneventfullyadverb
in an uneventful manner
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
at the time that
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
Winwood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The personal life of Philip Winwood, as distinguished from his military career, which had no difference from that of other commanders of rebel partisan horse, and which needs no record at my hands, was marked by no conspicuous event from the night when he learned and defeated Madge's plot, to the end of the war.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
a late time of life
From this reading _Philip Comes at Last to London._ A human life will drone along uneventfully for years with scarce a perceptible progress, retrogression, or change; and then suddenly, with a few leaps, will cover more of alteration and event in a week than it has passed through in a decade.
be the cause or source of
From this reading So will the critical occurrences of a day fill chapters, after those of a year have failed to yield more material than will eke out a paragraph.
