Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading It was not a task to be accomplished without time.

highly skilled

From this reading It was not a task to be accomplished without time.

-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

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

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

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

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It was not a task to be accomplished without time.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The links were thick as a man's finger, and would need no end of filing before they could be parted.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Still, there was little likelihood of their being interrupted until it could be done.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

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

From this reading The links were thick as a man's finger, and would need no end of filing before they could be parted.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Still, there was little likelihood of their being interrupted until it could be done.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The links were thick as a man's finger, and would need no end of filing before they could be parted.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

the entering of a legal document into the public record

From this reading The links were thick as a man's finger, and would need no end of filing before they could be parted.

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading The links were thick as a man's finger, and would need no end of filing before they could be parted.

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From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

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

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

easy to reach

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

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

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

discontinued temporarily

From this reading Still, there was little likelihood of their being interrupted until it could be done.

a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

conformity or harmony

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

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From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

set down according to a plan

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

the probability of a specified outcome

From this reading Still, there was little likelihood of their being interrupted until it could be done.

a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore

From this reading The links were thick as a man's finger, and would need no end of filing before they could be parted.

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

From this reading Still, there was little likelihood of their being interrupted until it could be done.

most important element

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The links were thick as a man's finger, and would need no end of filing before they could be parted.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading The links were thick as a man's finger, and would need no end of filing before they could be parted.

not any; not one

From this reading The links were thick as a man's finger, and would need no end of filing before they could be parted.

no person; not anyone

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not a task to be accomplished without time.

a brief written record

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

and nothing more

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading The links were thick as a man's finger, and would need no end of filing before they could be parted.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

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

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

in the near future

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

not in physical motion

From this reading Still, there was little likelihood of their being interrupted until it could be done.

carry out

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading It was not a task to be accomplished without time.

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

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Still, there was little likelihood of their being interrupted until it could be done.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Still, there was little likelihood of their being interrupted until it could be done.

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

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading The links were thick as a man's finger, and would need no end of filing before they could be parted.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was not a task to be accomplished without time.

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

From this reading It was not a task to be accomplished without time.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

up to a particular time

From this reading Still, there was little likelihood of their being interrupted until it could be done.

disposed to warfare or hard-line policies

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

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

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

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

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading It was not a task to be accomplished without time.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading There was nobody on the road, and only here and there some labourers at work in the adjoining fields, too busy to take note of them, or what they were at.

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

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.

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

From this reading The links were thick as a man's finger, and would need no end of filing before they could be parted.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Handy with workmen's tools as with warlike weapons, the young Irishman had laid hold of it as soon as they were safe through the _garita_, and was now rasping away with might and main; the other keeping the chain in place.