Chapter IV

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

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

(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 Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

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

From this reading And her thoughts and feelings were now occupied with other things.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

any thing at all

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But Oldchester gossips discussed it with gusto; or, at least, that small minority of them who interested themselves in the fortunes of the Castlecombe family.

having a base

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Oldchester gossips discussed it with gusto; or, at least, that small minority of them who interested themselves in the fortunes of the Castlecombe family.

plural of “calculation” — the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

past form of “care” — feel concern or interest

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

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From this reading But Oldchester gossips discussed it with gusto; or, at least, that small minority of them who interested themselves in the fortunes of the Castlecombe family.

a period of 100 years

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

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From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

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From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

a possible event or occurrence or result

From this reading The contingency of her father's succeeding to the family honours had not occurred to her.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading But Oldchester gossips discussed it with gusto; or, at least, that small minority of them who interested themselves in the fortunes of the Castlecombe family.

earlier in time; previously

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

a social unit living together

From this reading The contingency of her father's succeeding to the family honours had not occurred to her.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading The contingency of her father's succeeding to the family honours had not occurred to her.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading And her thoughts and feelings were now occupied with other things.

plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading But Oldchester gossips discussed it with gusto; or, at least, that small minority of them who interested themselves in the fortunes of the Castlecombe family.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

plural of “gossip” — light informal conversation for social occasions

From this reading But Oldchester gossips discussed it with gusto; or, at least, that small minority of them who interested themselves in the fortunes of the Castlecombe family.

vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

From this reading But Oldchester gossips discussed it with gusto; or, at least, that small minority of them who interested themselves in the fortunes of the Castlecombe family.

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

From this reading The contingency of her father's succeeding to the family honours had not occurred to her.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The contingency of her father's succeeding to the family honours had not occurred to her.

a university degree with honors

From this reading The contingency of her father's succeeding to the family honours had not occurred to her.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

the quality of being important and worthy of note

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

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

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

From this reading But Oldchester gossips discussed it with gusto; or, at least, that small minority of them who interested themselves in the fortunes of the Castlecombe family.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But Oldchester gossips discussed it with gusto; or, at least, that small minority of them who interested themselves in the fortunes of the Castlecombe family.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading But Oldchester gossips discussed it with gusto; or, at least, that small minority of them who interested themselves in the fortunes of the Castlecombe family.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

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 The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

engage in

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part

From this reading But Oldchester gossips discussed it with gusto; or, at least, that small minority of them who interested themselves in the fortunes of the Castlecombe family.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

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

From this reading And her thoughts and feelings were now occupied with other things.

held or filled or in use

From this reading And her thoughts and feelings were now occupied with other things.

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading The contingency of her father's succeeding to the family honours had not occurred to her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

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

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

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From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

and nothing more

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading And her thoughts and feelings were now occupied with other things.

inflected form of “outgrow” — grow too large or too mature for

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

as yourself

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading But Oldchester gossips discussed it with gusto; or, at least, that small minority of them who interested themselves in the fortunes of the Castlecombe family.

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

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

coming after or following

From this reading The contingency of her father's succeeding to the family honours had not occurred to her.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

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

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But Oldchester gossips discussed it with gusto; or, at least, that small minority of them who interested themselves in the fortunes of the Castlecombe family.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading But Oldchester gossips discussed it with gusto; or, at least, that small minority of them who interested themselves in the fortunes of the Castlecombe family.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading And her thoughts and feelings were now occupied with other things.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading And her thoughts and feelings were now occupied with other things.

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

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

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

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

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

From this reading And her thoughts and feelings were now occupied with other things.

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

From this reading The old lord was little personally known in Oldchester, and the city had long outgrown any sense of the overweening importance of a Viscount Castlecombe of Combe Park, which it might have had a century earlier.

which person or people

From this reading Probably of all the persons in Oldchester who knew or cared anything about the death of George Cheffington, May was the only one who did not immediately begin to make some calculations based on that event.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And her thoughts and feelings were now occupied with other things.