Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading The day appointed for madam Fessel's interment was drawing to a close.

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

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

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

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

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

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

subject to appointment

From this reading The day appointed for madam Fessel's interment was drawing to a close.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Two grave-diggers stood leaning upon their spades beside the open grave.

deprived of sight

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

a youthful male person

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

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

From this reading The procession came.

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From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

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

From this reading The day appointed for madam Fessel's interment was drawing to a close.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The day appointed for madam Fessel's interment was drawing to a close.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading The day appointed for madam Fessel's interment was drawing to a close.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

opinion or judgment

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

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From this reading The day appointed for madam Fessel's interment was drawing to a close.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The day appointed for madam Fessel's interment was drawing to a close.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

depressingly dark

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

abounding in grass

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

death of a person

From this reading Two grave-diggers stood leaning upon their spades beside the open grave.

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From this reading Two grave-diggers stood leaning upon their spades beside the open grave.

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

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

a small natural hill

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

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

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

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

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

From this reading The day appointed for madam Fessel's interment was drawing to a close.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading Two grave-diggers stood leaning upon their spades beside the open grave.

a woman of refinement

From this reading The day appointed for madam Fessel's interment was drawing to a close.

a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

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

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Two grave-diggers stood leaning upon their spades beside the open grave.

abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

a local church community

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

a country person

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

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

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

characteristic of rural life

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

plural of “spade” — a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it

From this reading Two grave-diggers stood leaning upon their spades beside the open grave.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Two grave-diggers stood leaning upon their spades beside the open grave.

call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

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

From this reading The day appointed for madam Fessel's interment was drawing to a close.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Two grave-diggers stood leaning upon their spades beside the open grave.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

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

From this reading The day appointed for madam Fessel's interment was drawing to a close.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two grave-diggers stood leaning upon their spades beside the open grave.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Two grave-diggers stood leaning upon their spades beside the open grave.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

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

From this reading The day appointed for madam Fessel's interment was drawing to a close.

showing sorrow

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

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

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

belonging to which person

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A crowd of people had assembled in the parish church-yard, with weeping eyes and pallid faces, awaiting in gloomy silence the arrival of the funeral procession.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.

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

From this reading 'Now for God's sake summon resolution,' said a young Franciscan monk, whose face was almost wholly covered by his cowl, to an elderly rustic woman and a beautiful young peasant boy, whose eyes were almost blinded by their tears, pressing forward with them to a grassy hillock in the vicinity of the grave.