Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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

From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.

-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

(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 I believe it is the best preserved piece of antiquity in all Liverpool.

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

From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

From this reading I believe it is the best preserved piece of antiquity in all Liverpool.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

having a back or backing, usually of a specified type

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading I believe it is the best preserved piece of antiquity in all Liverpool.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading I believe it is the best preserved piece of antiquity in all Liverpool.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.

a place of worship that has its own altar

From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

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From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading THE OLD CHURCH OF ST.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

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From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

plural of “dock” — an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

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

From this reading I believe it is the best preserved piece of antiquity in all Liverpool.

the quality of being important and worthy of note

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

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

From this reading I believe it is the best preserved piece of antiquity in all Liverpool.

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

From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

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

From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

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 NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.

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

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.

a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)

From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE OLD CHURCH OF ST.

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

From this reading THE OLD CHURCH OF ST.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

and nothing more

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

a local church community

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.

plural of “pew” — long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading I believe it is the best preserved piece of antiquity in all Liverpool.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use

From this reading I believe it is the best preserved piece of antiquity in all Liverpool.

plural of “recall” — a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

plural of “seaman” — a man who serves as a sailor

From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

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

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

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From this reading THE OLD CHURCH OF ST.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.

successive (without a break)

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

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

From this reading THE OLD CHURCH OF ST.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

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

From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

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

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

possessive form of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

impressive by reason of age

From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.

precisely as stated

From this reading It stands very near the docks, a venerable mass of brown stone, and by the town’s people is called the Church of St. Nicholas.

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

English composer (1902-1983)

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

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

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

which person or people

From this reading NICHOLAS, AND THE DEAD-HOUSE The floating chapel recalls to mind the _“Old Church,”_ well known to the seamen of many generations, who have visited Liverpool.

love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

From this reading Before the town rose to any importance, it was the only place of worship on that side of the Mersey; and under the adjoining Parish of Walton was a _chapel-of-ease;_ though from the straight backed pews, there could have been but little comfort taken in it.