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 WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.

(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 Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

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

From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.

plural of “antiquity” — the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.

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

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

befitting or characteristic of a young boy

From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.

a ball of yarn or cord or thread

From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.

plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another

From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading On the passage out I studied its pages a good deal.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.

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

From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

the act of departing

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

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

From this reading On the passage out I studied its pages a good deal.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

past form of “ground” — fix firmly and stably

From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.

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From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.

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

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.

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

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

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

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

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

From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.

incapable of failure or error

From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.

plural of “intricacy” — marked by elaborately complex detail

From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading On the passage out I studied its pages a good deal.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

understood perfectly

From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.

a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

used to form the superlative

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

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From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

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

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading On the passage out I studied its pages a good deal.

above and across; more than

From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading On the passage out I studied its pages a good deal.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading On the passage out I studied its pages a good deal.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.

the people who inhabit a territory or state

From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.

past form of “pore” — direct one's attention on something

From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

the possibility of future success

From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.

lacking wit or imagination

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

established beyond doubt

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

repeat a passage from

From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.

transport commercially

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.

a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading On the passage out I studied its pages a good deal.

-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

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

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.

in an exhaustive manner

From this reading In the first place, I grounded myself thoroughly in the history and antiquities of the town, as set forth in the chapter I intended to quote.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

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

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

arousing affect

From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Then I mastered the columns of statistics, touching the advance of population; and pored over them, as I used to do over my multiplication-table.

the activity of making visits

From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.

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

From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.

at the time that

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

belonging to which person

From this reading Great was my boyish delight at the prospect of visiting a place, the infallible clew to all whose intricacies I held in my hand.

in the company of; together with

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.

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

From this reading WITH HIS PROSY OLD GUIDE-BOOK, HE TAKES A PROSY STROLL THROUGH THE TOWN When I left home, I took the green morocco guide-book along, supposing that from the great number of ships going to Liverpool, I would most probably ship on board of one of them, as the event itself proved.