Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

how long something has existed

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

possessive form of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

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From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

a clergyman ministering to some institution

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

past form of “communicate” — transmit information

From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

wanted intensely

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

directed downward

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

with eagerness; in an eager manner

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

past form of “enrich” — make better or improve in quality

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

at any time

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

granted exemption

From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

the organ of sight

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

a boy or man

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

possessive form of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

past form of “frequent” — do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

a long fixed look

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

resembling or characteristic of a phantom

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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

From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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

From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

a message received and understood

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

enter uninvited

From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

any entry into an area not previously occupied

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

impressive in appearance

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

held or filled or in use

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

by chance

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

a senior clergyman and dignitary

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

characterized by profanity or cursing

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

on the contrary

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

-ing form of “respect” — regard highly; think much of

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

cut with a saw

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

get by special effort

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

not in physical motion

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

carry out

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

together with all that; besides

From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Need there was,” he said with a downcast look, and a smile, half simple and half intelligent, “that these ladies, pained in conscience, who were ever lodged in the apartments now occupied by the noble Canoness, should have some space for taking the air, secure from the intrusion of the profane.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

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

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

not disposed or inclined toward

From this reading Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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

From this reading The Chaplain smiled, and said that there was indeed some ancient prohibition respecting the Bishop's private garden.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

at the time that

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

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

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

which person or people

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

-ing form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward

From this reading Go to--thou art made, if thou desirest to be so.-- If not, let me see thee still the fellow of servants, and not fit to touch Fortune's fingers.-- TWELFTH NIGHT When the tables were drawn, the Chaplain, who seemed to have taken a sort of attachment to Quentin Durward's society, or who perhaps desired to extract from him farther information concerning the meeting of the morning, led him into a withdrawing apartment, the windows of which, on one side, projected into the garden, and as he saw his companion's eye gaze rather eagerly upon the spot, he proposed to Quentin to go down and take a view of the curious foreign shrubs with which the Bishop had enriched its parterres.

a late time of life

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.

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

From this reading “But this,” he added, with a smile, “was when our reverend father was a princely young prelate of not more than thirty years of age, and when many fair ladies frequented the Castle for ghostly consolation.