Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

later than; following

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

equally

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

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

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

any thing at all

From this reading He took little notice of anything else, and hardly spoke.

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

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

-ing form of “border” — extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

a young person of either sex

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

-ing form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

without stop or interruption

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

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

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

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From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

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From this reading He took little notice of anything else, and hardly spoke.

the organ of sight

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

opinion or judgment

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

obtain

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

only a very short time before

From this reading He took little notice of anything else, and hardly spoke.

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

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

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

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

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

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

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

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

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

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

harmful to living things

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

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From this reading LYRA INNOCENTIUM.

a lack of sensibility

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

without law or control

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

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

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

something that is lost

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega

From this reading LYRA INNOCENTIUM.

the act of managing something

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

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

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

in a mournful manner

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

a form of address for a man

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading He took little notice of anything else, and hardly spoke.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

an authoritative person who divines the future

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

third-person singular of “pursue” — carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

plural of “recommendation” — something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

plural of “scan” — the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

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

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading He took little notice of anything else, and hardly spoke.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

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

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”

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

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

possessive form of “ward” — a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

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

From this reading Dr. May took the management of himself into his own hands, and paid so little attention to Mr. Ward’s recommendations that his sons and daughters were in continual dread of his choosing to do something that might cause injurious agitation.

in or at the place that

From this reading However, he did not go further than Margaret’s bedroom where he sat hour after hour his eyes fixed upon her, as she continued in a state bordering on insensibility.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading “Through lawless camp, through ocean wild, Her prophet eye pursues her child; Scans mournfully her poet’s strain, Fears for her merchant, loss alike and gain.”