Chapter VII

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

From this reading He crossed from Sunderland to Liverpool, and was absent a fortnight.

the state of being absent

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

not being in a specified place

From this reading He crossed from Sunderland to Liverpool, and was absent a fortnight.

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

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

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

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

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

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

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

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

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

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

From this reading The influence of his love was very strong upon me while he was away.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

a person who is in charge

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

placed crosswise

From this reading He crossed from Sunderland to Liverpool, and was absent a fortnight.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

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

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

plural of “excursion” — a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

a period of fourteen consecutive days

From this reading He crossed from Sunderland to Liverpool, and was absent a fortnight.

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

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He crossed from Sunderland to Liverpool, and was absent a fortnight.

in a gradual manner

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

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

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

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

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

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

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

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

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

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

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

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

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading The influence of his love was very strong upon me while he was away.

a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports

From this reading He crossed from Sunderland to Liverpool, and was absent a fortnight.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading The influence of his love was very strong upon me while he was away.

engage in

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

an insignificant place

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

-ing form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

many times at short intervals

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

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

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

the local environment

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

the acquisition of something for payment

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

precisely, exactly

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

filled with satisfaction

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

except for; apart from

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

have in common

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

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

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

the state of being asleep

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading The influence of his love was very strong upon me while he was away.

a port and industrial city in northeastern England

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

a person loved by another person

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

carry out

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

express in words

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

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

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

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

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

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

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

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

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

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

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The influence of his love was very strong upon me while he was away.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

precisely as stated

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

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

From this reading He crossed from Sunderland to Liverpool, and was absent a fortnight.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

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

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

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

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

during the time that

From this reading The influence of his love was very strong upon me while he was away.

which person or people

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

single because of death of the spouse

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

in the company of; together with

From this reading SHE PARTS WITH HER SWEETHEART Well, on the following week, my sweetheart went to Sunderland, and I felt as widowed as though I had been his wife and he had died.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading From Liverpool he wrote to tell me that he was very well satisfied with the _Arab Chief_, and had agreed with her owners, who did business in Liverpool, to take command of her and purchase a share to the value of three thousand pounds.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He had hinted, but gently, that he thought my aunt right in objecting to my old love of rambling--I mean to the excursions I used to make down the river and to other parts, often sleeping out for a night or two at a time, as you have heard; and during his absence I went nowhere, save to my aunt’s or to the houses of some of my particular friends.