Chapter X

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From this reading Father Tiernay was throwing his whole hearty soul into a splendid copy of Bewick's birds, date 1799.

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

From this reading Father Tiernay was throwing his whole hearty soul into a splendid copy of Bewick's birds, date 1799.

not being in a specified place

From this reading Father Mackworth was absent.

later than; following

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Of course Densil had heard nothing of the disturbance, and was, good old gentleman, as happy as you please; all his elements of pleasure were there.

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

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading MARSTON'S ARRIVAL.

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

From this reading Of course Densil had heard nothing of the disturbance, and was, good old gentleman, as happy as you please; all his elements of pleasure were there.

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

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

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From this reading Father Tiernay was throwing his whole hearty soul into a splendid copy of Bewick's birds, date 1799.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading Father Tiernay was throwing his whole hearty soul into a splendid copy of Bewick's birds, date 1799.

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

possessive form of “charles” — King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading Father Tiernay was throwing his whole hearty soul into a splendid copy of Bewick's birds, date 1799.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course Densil had heard nothing of the disturbance, and was, good old gentleman, as happy as you please; all his elements of pleasure were there.

the specified day of the month

From this reading Father Tiernay was throwing his whole hearty soul into a splendid copy of Bewick's birds, date 1799.

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From this reading Of course Densil had heard nothing of the disturbance, and was, good old gentleman, as happy as you please; all his elements of pleasure were there.

activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption

From this reading Of course Densil had heard nothing of the disturbance, and was, good old gentleman, as happy as you please; all his elements of pleasure were there.

violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)

From this reading Of course Densil had heard nothing of the disturbance, and was, good old gentleman, as happy as you please; all his elements of pleasure were there.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

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

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

noisy quarrel

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

a man of refinement

From this reading Of course Densil had heard nothing of the disturbance, and was, good old gentleman, as happy as you please; all his elements of pleasure were there.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

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

From this reading Of course Densil had heard nothing of the disturbance, and was, good old gentleman, as happy as you please; all his elements of pleasure were there.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Of course Densil had heard nothing of the disturbance, and was, good old gentleman, as happy as you please; all his elements of pleasure were there.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Of course Densil had heard nothing of the disturbance, and was, good old gentleman, as happy as you please; all his elements of pleasure were there.

showing warm and heartfelt friendliness

From this reading Father Tiernay was throwing his whole hearty soul into a splendid copy of Bewick's birds, date 1799.

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

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

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

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

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

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Father Tiernay was throwing his whole hearty soul into a splendid copy of Bewick's birds, date 1799.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

a language user's knowledge of words

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

a room where books are kept

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

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From this reading Father Mackworth was absent.

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From this reading MARSTON'S ARRIVAL.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

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

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Of course Densil had heard nothing of the disturbance, and was, good old gentleman, as happy as you please; all his elements of pleasure were there.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Of course Densil had heard nothing of the disturbance, and was, good old gentleman, as happy as you please; all his elements of pleasure were there.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Of course Densil had heard nothing of the disturbance, and was, good old gentleman, as happy as you please; all his elements of pleasure were there.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Of course Densil had heard nothing of the disturbance, and was, good old gentleman, as happy as you please; all his elements of pleasure were there.

an angry dispute

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

plural of “resolution” — a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

confidently optimistic and cheerful

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

express in words

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Father Tiernay was throwing his whole hearty soul into a splendid copy of Bewick's birds, date 1799.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading Father Tiernay was throwing his whole hearty soul into a splendid copy of Bewick's birds, date 1799.

carry out

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

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

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Of course Densil had heard nothing of the disturbance, and was, good old gentleman, as happy as you please; all his elements of pleasure were there.

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

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading Father Tiernay was throwing his whole hearty soul into a splendid copy of Bewick's birds, date 1799.

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From this reading Father Tiernay was throwing his whole hearty soul into a splendid copy of Bewick's birds, date 1799.

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

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

precisely as stated

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

a message informing of danger

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

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

From this reading Of course Densil had heard nothing of the disturbance, and was, good old gentleman, as happy as you please; all his elements of pleasure were there.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

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

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

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From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

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

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

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

From this reading Father Tiernay was throwing his whole hearty soul into a splendid copy of Bewick's birds, date 1799.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

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

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The night after the terrible lexicon quarrel, which, you will observe, arose entirely from Charles's good resolution to set to work reading--whereby we should take warning not to be too sanguine of good resolutions, taken late, bringing forth good fruit--the very evening, I say, after this fracas, Charles, his father, and Mary, were sitting in the library together.