Chapter I

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From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

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From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

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

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

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

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

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

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

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

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

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

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

brought into existence

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

plural of “boss” — a person who exercises control over workers

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

the lower side of anything

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

plural of “brick” — rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

masonry done with bricks and mortar

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

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

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

the state of being split or cleft

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

-ing form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

being joined in close association

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

following accepted customs and proprieties

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

eaten away as by acid or oxidation

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

the outer layer of the Earth

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

in a diagonal manner

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

remove the dust from

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

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

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

being one more than ten

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

causing envy

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

divisible by two

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading His father, John Fellows, like the rest of the tenants, was a miner.

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

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

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

start firing a weapon

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

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

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

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

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

a state of high honor

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

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

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

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

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

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

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

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

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

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

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

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

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

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

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

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

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

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

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

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

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

(Old Testament) the first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC)

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading His father, John Fellows, like the rest of the tenants, was a miner.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

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 The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

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

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

straightened out

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

march in a procession

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

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

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

any of various large ancient Greek coins

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

laborer who works in a mine

From this reading His father, John Fellows, like the rest of the tenants, was a miner.

a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

used to form the superlative

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

a form of address for a man

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

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

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

outlying areas (as of a city or town)

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

a small contrasting part of something

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

plural of “pit” — a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

(pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

apply a heavy coat to

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading His father, John Fellows, like the rest of the tenants, was a miner.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

except for; apart from

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

separate into parts or portions

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

plural of “tenant” — someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else

From this reading His father, John Fellows, like the rest of the tenants, was a miner.

usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

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

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

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

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

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

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

the upper part of anything

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

recorded for broadcast

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

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

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading This ebook was transcribed by Les Bowler First Impression February, 1921 Second ,, March, 1921 Third ,, March, 1922 Fourth ,, April, 1922 Fifth ,, May, 1922 Sixth ,, September, 1922 ABNER FELLOWS was born in the front bedroom of Number Eleven Hackett’s Cottages, a four-roomed house of old brickwork that stood in the middle of a row of twenty-one, set diagonally across a patch of waste land on the outskirts of Halesby.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

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

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

during the time that

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This plaque, together with the metal medallion of a fire insurance corporation and two iron bosses connected with the system of stays by which Mr Hackett’s descendants had tried to save their property from collapsing, made the Fellows’s house the most decorative feature of the row, and gave Abner a feeling of enviable distinction in his childhood long before he knew what they meant.

the words that are spoken

From this reading One of these lines of cleavage split the face of Number Eleven and ran through the middle of a plaster plaque on which the pious owner of the cottages had carved the words:— _ISAIAH HACKETT_: _GLORY BE TO GOD_, _1839_.

a late time of life

From this reading The terrace was fifty years old, and looked older, for the smoke and coal dust of the neighbouring pits had corroded the surface of the bricks, while the ‘crowning in’ of the earth’s crust above the gigantic burrowings of the Great Mawne Colliery had loosened the mortar between them and even produced a series of long cracks that clove the house-walls from top to bottom like conventional forked lightning.