Chapter XXVII

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

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

the state of being absent

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

(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 Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

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

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

expected hopefully

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

eagerly desirous

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

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

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

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From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading It did not seem possible that their comrade could have departed from the island without leaving some message for them.

past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

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From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

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

From this reading It did not seem possible that their comrade could have departed from the island without leaving some message for them.

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

well in the past; former

From this reading It did not seem possible that their comrade could have departed from the island without leaving some message for them.

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

From this reading It did not seem possible that their comrade could have departed from the island without leaving some message for them.

having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It did not seem possible that their comrade could have departed from the island without leaving some message for them.

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From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

depressingly dark

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Neither could they understand why he should have gone without taking the seal-skins which he had prized so highly.

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

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It did not seem possible that their comrade could have departed from the island without leaving some message for them.

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

From this reading Neither could they understand why he should have gone without taking the seal-skins which he had prized so highly.

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading Neither could they understand why he should have gone without taking the seal-skins which he had prized so highly.

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

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

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

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

an annual school or university reunion for graduates

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

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

From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

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

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading It did not seem possible that their comrade could have departed from the island without leaving some message for them.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

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From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

plural of “lad” — a boy or man

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

the act of departing

From this reading It did not seem possible that their comrade could have departed from the island without leaving some message for them.

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 PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

march in a procession

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading It did not seem possible that their comrade could have departed from the island without leaving some message for them.

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

unnecessary and unwarranted

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Neither could they understand why he should have gone without taking the seal-skins which he had prized so highly.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

and nothing more

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

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From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

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From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading It did not seem possible that their comrade could have departed from the island without leaving some message for them.

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From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

past form of “prize” — hold dear

From this reading Neither could they understand why he should have gone without taking the seal-skins which he had prized so highly.

located far away spatially

From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

express in words

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

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From this reading Neither could they understand why he should have gone without taking the seal-skins which he had prized so highly.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It did not seem possible that their comrade could have departed from the island without leaving some message for them.

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Neither could they understand why he should have gone without taking the seal-skins which he had prized so highly.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Neither could they understand why he should have gone without taking the seal-skins which he had prized so highly.

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

From this reading It did not seem possible that their comrade could have departed from the island without leaving some message for them.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Neither could they understand why he should have gone without taking the seal-skins which he had prized so highly.

past form of “term” — name formally or designate with a term

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

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

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

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

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

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

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading Neither could they understand why he should have gone without taking the seal-skins which he had prized so highly.

not explained

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

the act of using

From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

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

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

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

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Had he wandered to some remote part of the island, and become lost? or fallen down one of its tremendous precipices? or―― But what was the use in such conjectures?

in or at the place that

From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.

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

From this reading Neither could they understand why he should have gone without taking the seal-skins which he had prized so highly.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Neither could they understand why he should have gone without taking the seal-skins which he had prized so highly.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Their homecoming, as they had termed their return to the barrabkie during that day’s toilsome march, was not only robbed of all the pleasure they had anticipated, but was confronted by a mystery that filled them with anxious thoughts and gloomy forebodings.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading It did not seem possible that their comrade could have departed from the island without leaving some message for them.

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From this reading PHIL SEES HIMSELF AS OTHERS SEE HIM It is needless to say that our lads were wofully disconcerted by the unexplained absence of Jalap Coombs from the place where they had left him.