Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

anew

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.

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

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

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

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

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

From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

pledged to be married

From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.

capability to perform or produce

From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.

a formal event performed on a special occasion

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

a boy or man

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.

obvious to the eye or mind

From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.

the dead body of a human being

From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.

small very thin pancake

From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.

a female human offspring

From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S SECRET.

having the physical appearance of death

From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.

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From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.

joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

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From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

destroyed or killed

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

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

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

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

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

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

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.

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

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

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

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

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

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

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

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

Reduced to poverty; having very little money or resources.

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

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

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.

with respect to private feelings

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

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

From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.

immediately past

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

in like or similar manner

From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S SECRET.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

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

From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

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

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

incapable of or resistant to bending

From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.

plural of “sable” — an artist's brush made of sable hairs

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

a large number or amount

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S SECRET.

term of address for a man

From this reading Sir Everard Kingsland was there, conspicuous and interesting in his new capacity of betrothed to the dead man's daughter.

impressive in appearance

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

not in physical motion

From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.

taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

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

From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S SECRET.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The heir at law---an impoverished London swell--was there in sables and sweeping hat-band, exulting inwardly that the old chap had gone at last, and "the king had got his own again."

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

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

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

From this reading And the dead man's daughter herself, in trailing crape and sables, deathly pale and still, was likewise there, cold and rigid almost as the corpse itself.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

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

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

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

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

which person or people

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was a very stately ceremonial that which passed through the gates of Hunsden Hall, to lay Harold Godfrey Hunsden's ashes with those of many scores of Hunsdens who had gone before.