Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading “You see,” cried he, at last, with a jovial air,--“you see I come, like a good comrade, and make myself at home at once.”

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

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

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

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

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

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

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

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “You see,” cried he, at last, with a jovial air,--“you see I come, like a good comrade, and make myself at home at once.”

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

muscular and heavily built

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “I certainly see so much,” said I, dryly; “but whom have I the honor to receive?”

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading “I certainly see so much,” said I, dryly; “but whom have I the honor to receive?”

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “You see,” cried he, at last, with a jovial air,--“you see I come, like a good comrade, and make myself at home at once.”

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading “You see,” cried he, at last, with a jovial air,--“you see I come, like a good comrade, and make myself at home at once.”

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading “You see,” cried he, at last, with a jovial air,--“you see I come, like a good comrade, and make myself at home at once.”

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

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

take away possessions from someone

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

in a dry laconic manner

From this reading “I certainly see so much,” said I, dryly; “but whom have I the honor to receive?”

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

divisible by two

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

start firing a weapon

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

a man of refinement

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading “You see,” cried he, at last, with a jovial air,--“you see I come, like a good comrade, and make myself at home at once.”

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

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

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

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

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

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I certainly see so much,” said I, dryly; “but whom have I the honor to receive?”

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

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

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

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

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

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

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

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

where you live at a particular time

From this reading “You see,” cried he, at last, with a jovial air,--“you see I come, like a good comrade, and make myself at home at once.”

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading “I certainly see so much,” said I, dryly; “but whom have I the honor to receive?”

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

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

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

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

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

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading “You see,” cried he, at last, with a jovial air,--“you see I come, like a good comrade, and make myself at home at once.”

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

immediately past

From this reading “You see,” cried he, at last, with a jovial air,--“you see I come, like a good comrade, and make myself at home at once.”

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “You see,” cried he, at last, with a jovial air,--“you see I come, like a good comrade, and make myself at home at once.”

-ing form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

engage in

From this reading “You see,” cried he, at last, with a jovial air,--“you see I come, like a good comrade, and make myself at home at once.”

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

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

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

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

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

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

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “I certainly see so much,” said I, dryly; “but whom have I the honor to receive?”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “You see,” cried he, at last, with a jovial air,--“you see I come, like a good comrade, and make myself at home at once.”

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

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

on one occasion

From this reading “You see,” cried he, at last, with a jovial air,--“you see I come, like a good comrade, and make myself at home at once.”

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

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

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

above and across; more than

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

get something; come into possession of

From this reading “I certainly see so much,” said I, dryly; “but whom have I the honor to receive?”

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I certainly see so much,” said I, dryly; “but whom have I the honor to receive?”

Identical; not different.

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “You see,” cried he, at last, with a jovial air,--“you see I come, like a good comrade, and make myself at home at once.”

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

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

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “I certainly see so much,” said I, dryly; “but whom have I the honor to receive?”

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

-ing form of “stamp” — walk heavily

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

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

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

the part of the leg between the hip and the knee

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

propel through the air

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

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

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

a person who changes location

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

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

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

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

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading His first care was to divest himself of a tall Astracan cap, from which he flung off some snow-flakes, and then to throw off his pelisse, stamping the snow from his great boots, which reached half-way up the thigh.

which person or people

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “I certainly see so much,” said I, dryly; “but whom have I the honor to receive?”

in the company of; together with

From this reading “You see,” cried he, at last, with a jovial air,--“you see I come, like a good comrade, and make myself at home at once.”

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading As I sat brooding over my fire that same evening, my door was suddenly opened, and a large burly man, looming even larger from an immense fur pelisse that he wore, entered.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You see,” cried he, at last, with a jovial air,--“you see I come, like a good comrade, and make myself at home at once.”

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

From this reading “You have the honor to receive Gustave Maurice de Marsac, young man, a gentleman of Dauphiné, who now masquerades in the character of first traveller for the respectable house of Hodnig and Oppovich.”