Chapter IV

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

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

later than; following

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

(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 She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

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

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

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

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

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From this reading Socially she stood much higher than Sarah Ann Binson.

any person at all

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

any thing at all

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

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

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Everybody liked to be on good terms with Mrs. Crowe.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

doing good; feeling beneficent

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

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From this reading Socially she stood much higher than Sarah Ann Binson.

the two together, not just one

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

say something to someone that expresses praise

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

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From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

increase twofold

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

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From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

every person

From this reading Everybody liked to be on good terms with Mrs. Crowe.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

a person who operates a farm

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

something acquired without compensation

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

destroyed or killed

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

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

From this reading Everybody liked to be on good terms with Mrs. Crowe.

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

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

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

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

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading Socially she stood much higher than Sarah Ann Binson.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

held up in the air

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading Everybody liked to be on good terms with Mrs. Crowe.

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 They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

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

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

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

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

comparative of “poor” — deserving or inciting pity

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

a person who receives something

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

possessing material wealth

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

From this reading Socially she stood much higher than Sarah Ann Binson.

plural of “schoolmate” — an acquaintance that you go to school with

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

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

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

by or with respect to society

From this reading Socially she stood much higher than Sarah Ann Binson.

unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.)

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Socially she stood much higher than Sarah Ann Binson.

the trait of avoiding excesses

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

status with respect to the relations between people or groups

From this reading Everybody liked to be on good terms with Mrs. Crowe.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Socially she stood much higher than Sarah Ann Binson.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

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

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

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

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

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

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

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

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

two times

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

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

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Mrs. Crowe, on the contrary, was well to do, her husband being a rich farmer and an easy-going man.

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

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

at the time that

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

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

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

which person or people

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She was a stingy woman, but for all that she looked kindly; and when she gave away anything, or lifted a finger to help anybody, it was thought a great piece of beneficence, and a compliment, indeed, which the recipient accepted with twice as much gratitude as double the gift that came from a poorer and more generous acquaintance.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading They were both old schoolmates and friends of Temperance Dent, who had asked them, one day, not long before she died, if they would not come together and look after the house, and manage everything, when she was gone.