Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

moving forward

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

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

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

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

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

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

From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

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

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

-ing form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

a stick that people can lean on to help them walk

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Only once, however, have I seen him at close quarters.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

dominance or power through legal authority

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

a very dark black

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

for a limitless time

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

at any time

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

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

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

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

From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Only once, however, have I seen him at close quarters.

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

From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

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

From this reading This was in Paris.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

on one occasion

From this reading Only once, however, have I seen him at close quarters.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

and nothing more

From this reading Only once, however, have I seen him at close quarters.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

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From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading This was in Paris.

the paved surface of a thoroughfare

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

housing available for people to live in

From this reading Only once, however, have I seen him at close quarters.

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

cut with a saw

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

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

From this reading Only once, however, have I seen him at close quarters.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

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From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

plural of “sufferer” — a person suffering from an illness

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

changing location by moving back and forth

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

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

From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

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

From this reading This was in Paris.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

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

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.

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From this reading Of him I have caught sight several times, here and there, since that day at the Vingtieme.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

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

From this reading This was in Paris.

at the time that

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

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

From this reading I was walking, one afternoon, along the Rue d’Antin, when I saw him advancing from the opposite direction--over-dressed as ever, and swinging an ebony cane, and altogether behaving as though the whole pavement belonged to him.

intense anger (usually on an epic scale)

From this reading At thought of Enoch Soames and the myriads of other sufferers eternally in this brute’s dominion, a great cold wrath filled me, and I drew myself up to my full height.