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 A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

(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 With the railway came all that is hideous and foul, and from it fled all that is comely.

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

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

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

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

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

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

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From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

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

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

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From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

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

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading With the railway came all that is hideous and foul, and from it fled all that is comely.

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From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

according with custom or propriety

From this reading With the railway came all that is hideous and foul, and from it fled all that is comely.

without stop or interruption

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

have supper; eat dinner

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading With the railway came all that is hideous and foul, and from it fled all that is comely.

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading With the railway came all that is hideous and foul, and from it fled all that is comely.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading With the railway came all that is hideous and foul, and from it fled all that is comely.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

in a joyous manner

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

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From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

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

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

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

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

From this reading With the railway came all that is hideous and foul, and from it fled all that is comely.

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

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

set up or lay the groundwork for

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

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

From this reading With the railway came all that is hideous and foul, and from it fled all that is comely.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

a unit of instruction

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

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 And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

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From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

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

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

being in force or having or exerting force

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

coated with paint

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

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From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

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From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

an educational institution

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

the state of being asleep

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

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From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

plural of “stare” — a fixed look with eyes open wide

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

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From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

having only essential or minimal features

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

caught or fixed

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

cut a female screw thread with a tap

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

past form of “tattoo” — stain (skin) with indelible color

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

the trait of avoiding excesses

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading With the railway came all that is hideous and foul, and from it fled all that is comely.

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

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

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

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

up to a particular time

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

precisely as stated

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

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

From this reading A LESSON IN THE AENEID In those days Stonnington was a very pretty village, and such it continued to be until it was ravaged by a railway.

in or at the place that

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

plural of “whistle” — the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

From this reading The cattle-shed, called by rail-highwaymen “the Station,” with its roof of iron Pan-pipes and red bull's-eyes stuck on stack-poles, whistles and stares where the grand trees stood and the village green lay sleeping.

belonging to which person

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

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From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With the railway came all that is hideous and foul, and from it fled all that is comely.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading And the old manor-house, where great authors used to dine, and look out with long pipes through the ivy, has been stripped of every shred of leaf, and painted red and yellow, and barge-boarded into “the Temperance Tap.”

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading On the site of the gray-stone grammar school is an “Operative Institute,” whose front (not so thick as the skin of a young ass) is gayly tattooed with a ringworm of wind-bricks.