Chapter IV

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

in addition

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

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

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading Good apartments for the people were now finished, and Mr. Malherb's cattle had also arrived to fill the fine yard and comfortable byres erected for their winter uses.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Good apartments for the people were now finished, and Mr. Malherb's cattle had also arrived to fill the fine yard and comfortable byres erected for their winter uses.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

From this reading Kekewich cried failure from the first, but none laboured more zealously to avert it, none toiled early and late with more strenuous diligence than he.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

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

From this reading Good apartments for the people were now finished, and Mr. Malherb's cattle had also arrived to fill the fine yard and comfortable byres erected for their winter uses.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading Good apartments for the people were now finished, and Mr. Malherb's cattle had also arrived to fill the fine yard and comfortable byres erected for their winter uses.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading Good apartments for the people were now finished, and Mr. Malherb's cattle had also arrived to fill the fine yard and comfortable byres erected for their winter uses.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

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

From this reading Kekewich cried failure from the first, but none laboured more zealously to avert it, none toiled early and late with more strenuous diligence than he.

a female human offspring

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

the first light of day

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation

From this reading Kekewich cried failure from the first, but none laboured more zealously to avert it, none toiled early and late with more strenuous diligence than he.

think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Kekewich cried failure from the first, but none laboured more zealously to avert it, none toiled early and late with more strenuous diligence than he.

to come or go into

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

past form of “erect” — construct, build, or erect

From this reading Good apartments for the people were now finished, and Mr. Malherb's cattle had also arrived to fill the fine yard and comfortable byres erected for their winter uses.

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

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

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

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

an act that fails

From this reading Kekewich cried failure from the first, but none laboured more zealously to avert it, none toiled early and late with more strenuous diligence than he.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading Good apartments for the people were now finished, and Mr. Malherb's cattle had also arrived to fill the fine yard and comfortable byres erected for their winter uses.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Good apartments for the people were now finished, and Mr. Malherb's cattle had also arrived to fill the fine yard and comfortable byres erected for their winter uses.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading Good apartments for the people were now finished, and Mr. Malherb's cattle had also arrived to fill the fine yard and comfortable byres erected for their winter uses.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Kekewich cried failure from the first, but none laboured more zealously to avert it, none toiled early and late with more strenuous diligence than he.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Kekewich cried failure from the first, but none laboured more zealously to avert it, none toiled early and late with more strenuous diligence than he.

destroyed or killed

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

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

From this reading Good apartments for the people were now finished, and Mr. Malherb's cattle had also arrived to fill the fine yard and comfortable byres erected for their winter uses.

fit for habitation

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

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

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

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

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

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

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

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

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

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

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

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

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Kekewich cried failure from the first, but none laboured more zealously to avert it, none toiled early and late with more strenuous diligence than he.

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

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

lacking natural ease

From this reading Kekewich cried failure from the first, but none laboured more zealously to avert it, none toiled early and late with more strenuous diligence than he.

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

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading Kekewich cried failure from the first, but none laboured more zealously to avert it, none toiled early and late with more strenuous diligence than he.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

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

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

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

From this reading Good apartments for the people were now finished, and Mr. Malherb's cattle had also arrived to fill the fine yard and comfortable byres erected for their winter uses.

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Kekewich cried failure from the first, but none laboured more zealously to avert it, none toiled early and late with more strenuous diligence than he.

a form of address for a man

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

not one, and not any

From this reading Kekewich cried failure from the first, but none laboured more zealously to avert it, none toiled early and late with more strenuous diligence than he.

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

From this reading Good apartments for the people were now finished, and Mr. Malherb's cattle had also arrived to fill the fine yard and comfortable byres erected for their winter uses.

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

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

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

From this reading Good apartments for the people were now finished, and Mr. Malherb's cattle had also arrived to fill the fine yard and comfortable byres erected for their winter uses.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

make a shift in or exchange of

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

the season of growth

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

not in physical motion

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

characterized by or performed with much energy or force

From this reading Kekewich cried failure from the first, but none laboured more zealously to avert it, none toiled early and late with more strenuous diligence than he.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Kekewich cried failure from the first, but none laboured more zealously to avert it, none toiled early and late with more strenuous diligence than he.

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

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

in or at that place or location

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

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

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

past form of “toil” — work hard

From this reading Kekewich cried failure from the first, but none laboured more zealously to avert it, none toiled early and late with more strenuous diligence than he.

a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

plural of “use” — the act of using

From this reading Good apartments for the people were now finished, and Mr. Malherb's cattle had also arrived to fill the fine yard and comfortable byres erected for their winter uses.

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

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

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

From this reading Good apartments for the people were now finished, and Mr. Malherb's cattle had also arrived to fill the fine yard and comfortable byres erected for their winter uses.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading They had spent the winter in Exeter, for the old farm by Exe passed into other hands at Christmas, but Mr. Malherb himself already lived upon the Moor.

in the company of; together with

From this reading DAWN With the following spring Fox Tor Farm was habitable, and Mrs. Malherb and her daughter prepared to enter their new home.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading In February he had gone into residence with Kekewich, and though the place was still but partially completed, his labourers also began work upon the scene and made shift to dwell there.

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading Good apartments for the people were now finished, and Mr. Malherb's cattle had also arrived to fill the fine yard and comfortable byres erected for their winter uses.

in a zealous manner

From this reading Kekewich cried failure from the first, but none laboured more zealously to avert it, none toiled early and late with more strenuous diligence than he.