Chapter XX

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

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

in an enjoyable manner

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

(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 I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

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

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

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

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

possessive form of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

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

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

plural of “buckle” — fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

the person or thing chosen or selected

From this reading "YOU SHALL HAVE NO CHOICE."

a religious residence especially for nuns

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

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From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

wanted intensely

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

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

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

set up or found

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

a woman of refinement

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

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

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

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

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "YOU SHALL HAVE NO CHOICE."

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

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

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

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

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

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

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

immediately past

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

not any; not one

From this reading "YOU SHALL HAVE NO CHOICE."

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

on one occasion

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

plural of “package” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "YOU SHALL HAVE NO CHOICE."

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

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

plural of “strap” — an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

carry out

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

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

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

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

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

void of intelligence or thought

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

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

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading There was a great deal of running back and forth for small packages which had been forgotten, a great deal of ordering and counter-ordering, of pulling at straps and examining of buckles; but at last all was ready, and we set out.

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

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

at the time that

From this reading I was therefore agreeably surprised when, on being led to the courtyard I found all my uncle's servants assembled, and his own travelling carriage waiting, with my aunt already seated in it.

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

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

during the time that

From this reading There were three vacant places, one of which I was desired to take, while my uncle placed himself in the other, and my aunt's gentlewoman took the fourth.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I EXPECTED nothing less than to be taken at once to the Carmelite convent with which I had been threatened.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "YOU SHALL HAVE NO CHOICE."