Chapter XXI

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

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

later than; following

From this reading He was named Hatto after his uncle, and the two girls had been christened Isa and Agnes.

how long something has existed

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

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From this reading He was named Hatto after his uncle, and the two girls had been christened Isa and Agnes.

similar in quality or character

From this reading We English folk are apt to imagine that we are nearer akin to Germans than to our other continental neighbours.

in addition

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

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

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward

From this reading We English folk are apt to imagine that we are nearer akin to Germans than to our other continental neighbours.

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

From this reading We English folk are apt to imagine that we are nearer akin to Germans than to our other continental neighbours.

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

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

brought into existence

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

a youthful male person

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

a young person of either sex

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

past form of “christen” — administer baptism to

From this reading He was named Hatto after his uncle, and the two girls had been christened Isa and Agnes.

of or pertaining to or typical of Europe

From this reading We English folk are apt to imagine that we are nearer akin to Germans than to our other continental neighbours.

a female human offspring

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

(of time) having passed or slipped by

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

first in order of birth

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading We English folk are apt to imagine that we are nearer akin to Germans than to our other continental neighbours.

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

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

a social unit living together

From this reading Such, in number and mode of life, was the family of the Heines.

people in general (often used in the plural)

From this reading We English folk are apt to imagine that we are nearer akin to Germans than to our other continental neighbours.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

plural of “german” — a person of German nationality

From this reading We English folk are apt to imagine that we are nearer akin to Germans than to our other continental neighbours.

a young female

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading He was named Hatto after his uncle, and the two girls had been christened Isa and Agnes.

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

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

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

From this reading He was named Hatto after his uncle, and the two girls had been christened Isa and Agnes.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

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

From this reading He was named Hatto after his uncle, and the two girls had been christened Isa and Agnes.

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From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

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

From this reading Such, in number and mode of life, was the family of the Heines.

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

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

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

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading We English folk are apt to imagine that we are nearer akin to Germans than to our other continental neighbours.

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

From this reading Such, in number and mode of life, was the family of the Heines.

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

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

From this reading He was named Hatto after his uncle, and the two girls had been christened Isa and Agnes.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Such, in number and mode of life, was the family of the Heines.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Such, in number and mode of life, was the family of the Heines.

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

From this reading He was named Hatto after his uncle, and the two girls had been christened Isa and Agnes.

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

From this reading We English folk are apt to imagine that we are nearer akin to Germans than to our other continental neighbours.

plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading We English folk are apt to imagine that we are nearer akin to Germans than to our other continental neighbours.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading Such, in number and mode of life, was the family of the Heines.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading We English folk are apt to imagine that we are nearer akin to Germans than to our other continental neighbours.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We English folk are apt to imagine that we are nearer akin to Germans than to our other continental neighbours.

above and across; more than

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

being ten more than fifty

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such, in number and mode of life, was the family of the Heines.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading We English folk are apt to imagine that we are nearer akin to Germans than to our other continental neighbours.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We English folk are apt to imagine that we are nearer akin to Germans than to our other continental neighbours.

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

From this reading He was named Hatto after his uncle, and the two girls had been christened Isa and Agnes.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

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

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

up to a particular time

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

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

From this reading We English folk are apt to imagine that we are nearer akin to Germans than to our other continental neighbours.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

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

From this reading He was named Hatto after his uncle, and the two girls had been christened Isa and Agnes.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading He was named Hatto after his uncle, and the two girls had been christened Isa and Agnes.

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

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We English folk are apt to imagine that we are nearer akin to Germans than to our other continental neighbours.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

a late time of life

From this reading Ernest Heine was at this time over sixty; his wife was past forty; and his eldest daughter, as I have said, was twenty-one years of age.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading His second child, also a girl, was six years younger; and their third child, a boy, had not been born till another similar interval had elapsed.