Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

gotten through environmental forces

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

anew

From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.

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

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.

someone who bakes commercially

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

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From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

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

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.

express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.

divisible by two

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

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 True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.

disposed to please

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

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

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

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

From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

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

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

not able or intended to be moved

From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.

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

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

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

From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

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

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

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 Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

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

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

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

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

a form of address for a man

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

habitually complaining

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

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

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

a private conversation between two people

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

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

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.

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

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.

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

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

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

From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading VALE VALETE.

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

From this reading VALE VALETE.

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

From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

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

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.

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

From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.

at the time that

From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.

which person or people

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.