Chapter IV

higher than, or over, something

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

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

From this reading At the vicarage he left her and went homeward.

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

From this reading ‘Mother,’ he said, hurriedly entering the room, ‘we are going to London.’

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

From this reading ‘As you wish.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the vicarage he left her and went homeward.

plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

darkened by smoke

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

ruined by overcooking

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

past form of “christen” — administer baptism to

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

a movement into or inward

From this reading ‘Mother,’ he said, hurriedly entering the room, ‘we are going to London.’

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From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

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

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

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

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

the act of departing

From this reading ‘Mother,’ he said, hurriedly entering the room, ‘we are going to London.’

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

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

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

From this reading At the vicarage he left her and went homeward.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

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

From this reading At the vicarage he left her and went homeward.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

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

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

toward home

From this reading At the vicarage he left her and went homeward.

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

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading ‘Mother,’ he said, hurriedly entering the room, ‘we are going to London.’

the early stage of growth or development

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

having no leaves

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

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

From this reading At the vicarage he left her and went homeward.

held up in the air

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading ‘Mother,’ he said, hurriedly entering the room, ‘we are going to London.’

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading ‘Mother,’ he said, hurriedly entering the room, ‘we are going to London.’

express or signify by nodding

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

above and across; more than

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading ‘Mother,’ he said, hurriedly entering the room, ‘we are going to London.’

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading ‘Mother,’ he said, hurriedly entering the room, ‘we are going to London.’

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

move or cause to move back and forth

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

without speaking

From this reading They walked together silently.

not in physical motion

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

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

From this reading At the vicarage he left her and went homeward.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

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

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

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

From this reading They walked together silently.

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

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading They walked together silently.

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

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector

From this reading At the vicarage he left her and went homeward.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading They walked together silently.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

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

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading ‘Mother,’ he said, hurriedly entering the room, ‘we are going to London.’

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

From this reading At the vicarage he left her and went homeward.

in or at the place that

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading ‘As you wish.

a late time of life

From this reading The deserted flour-store at the corner of two roads, the house that had been burnt hollow ten years before and still lifted its blackened beams, the straggling and leafless fruit-trees rising above garden walls, the church where he was christened--these foster-mothers of his infancy seemed to nod and shake their heads over him.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ‘As you wish.