Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

in addition

From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.

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

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.

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

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

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

From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.

on or to one side

From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

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

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.

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 Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.

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 Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.

a young person of either sex

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

stretch (the neck) so as to see better

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

fighting with knives

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

showing lack of love for your country

From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.

past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about

From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.

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

From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

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

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

enclose in or as if in a frame

From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.

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

From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

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

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

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

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

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

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

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

From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

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

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

disinclined to work or exertion

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

third-person singular of “irritate” — cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.

plural of “misgiving” — uneasiness about the fitness of an action

From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.

and nothing more

From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

the ability to think and act independently

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

a human being

From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.

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

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

precisely, exactly

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.

the work of a sailor

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

(of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew

From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.

refrain from harming

From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.

having a supporting base

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

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

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That he was also in his right place as a bishop had never been doubted by any one.

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

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

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

From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.

smaller than normal for its kind

From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading Mr. Gresley was the only person who had occasionally had misgivings as to the Bishop's vocation as a true priest, but he had put them aside as disloyal.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

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

From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

tanned and coarsened from being outdoors

From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.

which person or people

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Bishop was an undersized, spare man, with a rugged, weather-beaten face and sinewy frame.

the words that are spoken

From this reading Originality irritates the religious classes, who will not be taken out of their indolent ways of thinking; who have a standing grievance against it, and "heresy" and "heterodoxy" are bad words ready for it.--W.W. PEYTON.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you had seen him working a crane in a stone-mason's yard, or leading a cut-and-thrust forlorn-hope, or sailing paper boats with a child, you would have felt he was the right man in the right place.