Chapter XIV

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

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

how long something has existed

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

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

From this reading "Vitoria," explained the guard, whom Cartaret inveigled into conversation next morning, "is the capital of the province of Alava."

someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

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

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

a biologist specializing in the study of plants

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading "Vitoria," explained the guard, whom Cartaret inveigled into conversation next morning, "is the capital of the province of Alava."

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From this reading "Vitoria," explained the guard, whom Cartaret inveigled into conversation next morning, "is the capital of the province of Alava."

the act of conquering

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading "Vitoria," explained the guard, whom Cartaret inveigled into conversation next morning, "is the capital of the province of Alava."

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

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From this reading "Eh?" said Cartaret.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading "Vitoria," explained the guard, whom Cartaret inveigled into conversation next morning, "is the capital of the province of Alava."

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

a person who is not a serf or a slave

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading "Then there's more than one Vitoria, my friend.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

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

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading "Vitoria," explained the guard, whom Cartaret inveigled into conversation next morning, "is the capital of the province of Alava."

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

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

From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

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From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

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

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Vitoria," explained the guard, whom Cartaret inveigled into conversation next morning, "is the capital of the province of Alava."

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

From this reading "Vitoria," explained the guard, whom Cartaret inveigled into conversation next morning, "is the capital of the province of Alava."

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

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

being nothing more than specified

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

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

From this reading "Then there's more than one Vitoria, my friend.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "Vitoria," explained the guard, whom Cartaret inveigled into conversation next morning, "is the capital of the province of Alava."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Then there's more than one Vitoria, my friend.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading "Vitoria," explained the guard, whom Cartaret inveigled into conversation next morning, "is the capital of the province of Alava."

United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

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

From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

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

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Then there's more than one Vitoria, my friend.

and nothing more

From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

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

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

-ing form of “preserve” — keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading "Vitoria," explained the guard, whom Cartaret inveigled into conversation next morning, "is the capital of the province of Alava."

a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

-ing form of “reform” — make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Eh?" said Cartaret.

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

an educational institution

From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "Then there's more than one Vitoria, my friend.

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

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Then there's more than one Vitoria, my friend.

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

From this reading "Then there's more than one Vitoria, my friend.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

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

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading FURTHER ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR BOTANIST The happiness of the good old times is a mere dream in every age; but to keep on the laws of the old times, in preserving to reform, in reforming to preserve, is the true life of a free people.--Freeman: _The Norman Conquest_.

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

From this reading "Vitoria," explained the guard, whom Cartaret inveigled into conversation next morning, "is the capital of the province of Alava."

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

From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

at the time that

From this reading If I'd only studied geography when I was at school, it might have saved me a week now."

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

From this reading "Vitoria," explained the guard, whom Cartaret inveigled into conversation next morning, "is the capital of the province of Alava."