Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

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

From this reading Upon this mossed and weather-worn bench I sat myself down to examine my find.

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

a long seat for more than one person

From this reading Upon this mossed and weather-worn bench I sat myself down to examine my find.

a discoloration caused by blood

From this reading THE BLOODSTAIN ON THE STILE.

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

From this reading Yet it needed no examination to tell me that the eyeglasses were Captain Branscome's.

a telegram sent abroad

From this reading I recognized the delicate cable pattern of their gold rims, glinting in the sunlight.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Yet it needed no examination to tell me that the eyeglasses were Captain Branscome's.

serving as an essential component

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading I recognized the delicate cable pattern of their gold rims, glinting in the sunlight.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Upon this mossed and weather-worn bench I sat myself down to examine my find.

the act of building or putting up

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

From this reading Yet it needed no examination to tell me that the eyeglasses were Captain Branscome's.

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading Upon this mossed and weather-worn bench I sat myself down to examine my find.

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading Yet it needed no examination to tell me that the eyeglasses were Captain Branscome's.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Upon this mossed and weather-worn bench I sat myself down to examine my find.

a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

From this reading I recognized the delicate cable pattern of their gold rims, glinting in the sunlight.

coins made of gold

From this reading I recognized the delicate cable pattern of their gold rims, glinting in the sunlight.

plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

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

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

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

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

an opening into or through something

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

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

From this reading Upon this mossed and weather-worn bench I sat myself down to examine my find.

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

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

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

From this reading Yet it needed no examination to tell me that the eyeglasses were Captain Branscome's.

(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

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

From this reading Upon this mossed and weather-worn bench I sat myself down to examine my find.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Upon this mossed and weather-worn bench I sat myself down to examine my find.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Yet it needed no examination to tell me that the eyeglasses were Captain Branscome's.

not any; not one

From this reading Yet it needed no examination to tell me that the eyeglasses were Captain Branscome's.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I recognized the delicate cable pattern of their gold rims, glinting in the sunlight.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE BLOODSTAIN ON THE STILE.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

a perceptual structure

From this reading I recognized the delicate cable pattern of their gold rims, glinting in the sunlight.

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

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

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

on the contrary

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading I recognized the delicate cable pattern of their gold rims, glinting in the sunlight.

in a regular manner

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

plural of “rim” — the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

From this reading I recognized the delicate cable pattern of their gold rims, glinting in the sunlight.

(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Upon this mossed and weather-worn bench I sat myself down to examine my find.

an upright that is a member in a door or window frame

From this reading THE BLOODSTAIN ON THE STILE.

possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

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

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

doomed to extinction

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

the rays of the sun

From this reading I recognized the delicate cable pattern of their gold rims, glinting in the sunlight.

express in words

From this reading Yet it needed no examination to tell me that the eyeglasses were Captain Branscome's.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Yet it needed no examination to tell me that the eyeglasses were Captain Branscome's.

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

From this reading THE BLOODSTAIN ON THE STILE.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I recognized the delicate cable pattern of their gold rims, glinting in the sunlight.

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

From this reading Upon this mossed and weather-worn bench I sat myself down to examine my find.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

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

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Upon this mossed and weather-worn bench I sat myself down to examine my find.

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

From this reading Upon this mossed and weather-worn bench I sat myself down to examine my find.

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

From this reading Yet it needed no examination to tell me that the eyeglasses were Captain Branscome's.

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

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

in the company of; together with

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading My father, in erecting a flagstaff before his summer-house, had chosen to plant it on a granite millstone, or rather, had sunk its base through the stone's central hole, which Miss Plinlimmon regularly filled with salt to keep the wood from rotting.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet it needed no examination to tell me that the eyeglasses were Captain Branscome's.