Chapter XI

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

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

later than; following

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

(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 _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

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

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

plural of “appearance” — outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

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

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

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From this reading In the high road, he saw a man he knew, a member of his club, top-hatted and befrocked.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading It looked just like a silk hat you would draw, catching the light in two brilliant lines from crown to brim.

the top edge of a vessel or other container

From this reading It looked just like a silk hat you would draw, catching the light in two brilliant lines from crown to brim.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

lacking funds

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

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

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

From this reading It looked just like a silk hat you would draw, catching the light in two brilliant lines from crown to brim.

of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading In the high road, he saw a man he knew, a member of his club, top-hatted and befrocked.

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

cause to move by pulling

From this reading It looked just like a silk hat you would draw, catching the light in two brilliant lines from crown to brim.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It looked just like a silk hat you would draw, catching the light in two brilliant lines from crown to brim.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet

From this reading The silk hat gleamed in the sunlight.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading The silk hat gleamed in the sunlight.

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

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

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

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading In the high road, he saw a man he knew, a member of his club, top-hatted and befrocked.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

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

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

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

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

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

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

a small worthless amount

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

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

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

and nothing more

From this reading It looked just like a silk hat you would draw, catching the light in two brilliant lines from crown to brim.

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 In the high road, he saw a man he knew, a member of his club, top-hatted and befrocked.

immediately past

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading It looked just like a silk hat you would draw, catching the light in two brilliant lines from crown to brim.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It looked just like a silk hat you would draw, catching the light in two brilliant lines from crown to brim.

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

From this reading It looked just like a silk hat you would draw, catching the light in two brilliant lines from crown to brim.

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

From this reading It looked just like a silk hat you would draw, catching the light in two brilliant lines from crown to brim.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

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

From this reading In the high road, he saw a man he knew, a member of his club, top-hatted and befrocked.

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

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

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading In the high road, he saw a man he knew, a member of his club, top-hatted and befrocked.

a child's room for a baby

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

plural of “railing” — a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

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

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

the act of doing or performing again

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading In the high road, he saw a man he knew, a member of his club, top-hatted and befrocked.

cut with a saw

From this reading In the high road, he saw a man he knew, a member of his club, top-hatted and befrocked.

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

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

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

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading The silk hat gleamed in the sunlight.

cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

the rays of the sun

From this reading The silk hat gleamed in the sunlight.

move back and forth or sideways

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

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

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

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

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

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

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

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

From this reading In the high road, he saw a man he knew, a member of his club, top-hatted and befrocked.

throw or toss with a light motion

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

the gymnastic moves of an acrobat

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

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

From this reading It looked just like a silk hat you would draw, catching the light in two brilliant lines from crown to brim.

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

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading A SIDE-LIGHT UPON APPEARANCES He watched the last sway of her skirt, the last toss of her head, as she ran down the hill of the Broad Walk, then, repeating mechanically to himself:

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

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

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

showing curiosity

From this reading _Jack and Jill went up the hill_ _To fetch a pail of water,_ _Jack fell down and broke his crown_ _And Jill came tumbling after,_ and, wondering what it all meant, wondering if, after all, those nursery rhymes were really charged with subtle meaning, he made his way to Victoria Gate in the Park Railings.

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

From this reading It looked just like a silk hat you would draw, catching the light in two brilliant lines from crown to brim.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It looked just like a silk hat you would draw, catching the light in two brilliant lines from crown to brim.