Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.

a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries

From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.

impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason

From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

(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 Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.

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

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.

(of a surface) not written or printed on

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

plural of “caretaker” — a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

a small house with a single story

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

showing lack of emotional involvement

From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.

past form of “except” — take exception to

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt

From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.

plural of “factory” — a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

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

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.

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

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.

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

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

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

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

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

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

of or relating to or resulting from industry

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

a landowner who leases to others

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

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 Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.

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

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

plural of “manager” — someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.

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

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

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

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

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

From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.

used to form the superlative

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

held or filled or in use

From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering

From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

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

From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.

and nothing more

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

having a hole cut through

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

get by special effort

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

housing available for people to live in

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

cut with a saw

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

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

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

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

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

very small

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

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

From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.

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

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

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 It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

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

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

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

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.

which person or people

From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.