Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

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

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading It was six months now since the arrival at the house in Market Square Place.

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

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was six months now since the arrival at the house in Market Square Place.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Mr Denison had been long with the regiment at----No, it does not specially matter where it was in India.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

carefully weighed

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

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

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

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From this reading Mr Denison had been long with the regiment at----No, it does not specially matter where it was in India.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

command with authority

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

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

From this reading Mr Denison had been long with the regiment at----No, it does not specially matter where it was in India.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

set up or found

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

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

From this reading Mr Denison had been long with the regiment at----No, it does not specially matter where it was in India.

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

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

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

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

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

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

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

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading It was six months now since the arrival at the house in Market Square Place.

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

From this reading It was six months now since the arrival at the house in Market Square Place.

becoming greater or larger

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading Mr Denison had been long with the regiment at----No, it does not specially matter where it was in India.

possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was six months now since the arrival at the house in Market Square Place.

a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading THE OLD LADY.

the literary culture

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Mr Denison had been long with the regiment at----No, it does not specially matter where it was in India.

prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

engage in

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading It was six months now since the arrival at the house in Market Square Place.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Mr Denison had been long with the regiment at----No, it does not specially matter where it was in India.

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

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading It was six months now since the arrival at the house in Market Square Place.

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

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr Denison had been long with the regiment at----No, it does not specially matter where it was in India.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

information about recent and important events

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

not any; not one

From this reading Mr Denison had been long with the regiment at----No, it does not specially matter where it was in India.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Mr Denison had been long with the regiment at----No, it does not specially matter where it was in India.

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

From this reading It was six months now since the arrival at the house in Market Square Place.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

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

From this reading THE OLD LADY.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

a human being

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It was six months now since the arrival at the house in Market Square Place.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading Mr Denison had been long with the regiment at----No, it does not specially matter where it was in India.

recurring again and again

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

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

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

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

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading It was six months now since the arrival at the house in Market Square Place.

plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading It was six months now since the arrival at the house in Market Square Place.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

in a special manner

From this reading Mr Denison had been long with the regiment at----No, it does not specially matter where it was in India.

make square

From this reading It was six months now since the arrival at the house in Market Square Place.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

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

From this reading THE OLD LADY.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

a special situation

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

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

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

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

From this reading And on their side, this seemed to make their parents more real and to draw them nearer to Jacinth and Frances, increasing more and more the intense longing for their return.

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

From this reading It was six months now since the arrival at the house in Market Square Place.

(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 The sisters got letters from him, as well as from their mother, by almost every mail, and in each he repeated the same thing--that he had never in his life found himself a person of so much consequence as Colonel and Mrs Mildmay considered him, seeing that he could give them direct news and description of their three children.

in or at the place that

From this reading Mr Denison had been long with the regiment at----No, it does not specially matter where it was in India.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mr Denison had been long with the regiment at----No, it does not specially matter where it was in India.