Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

later than; following

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

(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 Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

in addition

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading That he might not be taken unawares, therefore, it is said he always carried a small Bible in his coat-pocket.

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

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

the event of one object coming closer to another

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

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

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

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

From this reading That he might not be taken unawares, therefore, it is said he always carried a small Bible in his coat-pocket.

for the reason that

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

From this reading That he might not be taken unawares, therefore, it is said he always carried a small Bible in his coat-pocket.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

past form of “bridle” — anger or take offense

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

placed in a grave

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading That he might not be taken unawares, therefore, it is said he always carried a small Bible in his coat-pocket.

an occurrence of something

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

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From this reading That he might not be taken unawares, therefore, it is said he always carried a small Bible in his coat-pocket.

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From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

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From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

characterized by great determination

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

a deliberately false or improbable account

From this reading This, however, is probably a mere old wives' fable.

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From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

the system of numbering pages

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

set up or found

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

many times at short intervals

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

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

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

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

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

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

From this reading That he might not be taken unawares, therefore, it is said he always carried a small Bible in his coat-pocket.

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

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading This, however, is probably a mere old wives' fable.

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

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

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

From this reading That he might not be taken unawares, therefore, it is said he always carried a small Bible in his coat-pocket.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That he might not be taken unawares, therefore, it is said he always carried a small Bible in his coat-pocket.

immediately past

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

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

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

-ing form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading This, however, is probably a mere old wives' fable.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading That he might not be taken unawares, therefore, it is said he always carried a small Bible in his coat-pocket.

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That he might not be taken unawares, therefore, it is said he always carried a small Bible in his coat-pocket.

something you have to do

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

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

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading This, however, is probably a mere old wives' fable.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading That he might not be taken unawares, therefore, it is said he always carried a small Bible in his coat-pocket.

express in words

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

wearing footgear

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

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

From this reading That he might not be taken unawares, therefore, it is said he always carried a small Bible in his coat-pocket.

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

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

having a supporting base

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

not in physical motion

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

characterized by or performed with much energy or force

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

required or under orders

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading That he might not be taken unawares, therefore, it is said he always carried a small Bible in his coat-pocket.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

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

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading That he might not be taken unawares, therefore, it is said he always carried a small Bible in his coat-pocket.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

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

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

male cat

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

without forethought or plan; inadvertently

From this reading That he might not be taken unawares, therefore, it is said he always carried a small Bible in his coat-pocket.

at or nearest to the top

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

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

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

at the time that

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

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

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

during the time that

From this reading He had also a great folio Bible on his counting-house desk, and would frequently be found reading it when people called on business; on such occasions he would lay his green spectacles in the book, to mark the place, while he turned round to drive some usurious bargain.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading This, however, is probably a mere old wives' fable.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

the least favorable outcome

From this reading Some say that Tom grew a little crack-brained in his old days, and that, fancying his end approaching, he had his horse new shod, saddled, and bridled, and buried with his feet uppermost; because he supposed that at the last day the world would be turned upside-down; in which case he should find his horse standing ready for mounting, and he was determined at the worst to give his old friend a run for it.

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

From this reading Still, in spite of all this strenuous attention to forms, Tom had a lurking dread that the devil, after all, would have his due.