Chapter X

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

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “A brook ran out of the hills where they were nearest to us, about half a mile away.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

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

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

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

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “A brook ran out of the hills where they were nearest to us, about half a mile away.

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From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

brought into existence

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading “A brook ran out of the hills where they were nearest to us, about half a mile away.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

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From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

for the most part

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

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

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

confined on all sides

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

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

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading That is my world in spite of everything.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

in a willing manner

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

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From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

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

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

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

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

ten 10s

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

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

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

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

From this reading That is my world in spite of everything.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

engage in

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading “A brook ran out of the hills where they were nearest to us, about half a mile away.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading That is my world in spite of everything.

(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance

From this reading “A brook ran out of the hills where they were nearest to us, about half a mile away.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

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

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

and nothing more

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “A brook ran out of the hills where they were nearest to us, about half a mile away.

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

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

-ing form of “pinch” — squeeze tightly between the fingers

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading “A brook ran out of the hills where they were nearest to us, about half a mile away.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

To recall to mind.

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

express in words

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

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

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading That is my world in spite of everything.

make square

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

closely encircling

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

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

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

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

From this reading “A brook ran out of the hills where they were nearest to us, about half a mile away.

a special situation

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

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

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

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

From this reading “A brook ran out of the hills where they were nearest to us, about half a mile away.

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From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

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From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “A brook ran out of the hills where they were nearest to us, about half a mile away.

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

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

in a wanton manner

From this reading Those fifteen or twenty square miles make the one real thing that I know and cannot forget, in spite of a hundred English scenes wantonly visited and forgotten, in spite of London unforgotten and unintelligible.

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

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

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

From this reading “A brook ran out of the hills where they were nearest to us, about half a mile away.

at the time that

From this reading “I can only hope,” he would say, “I can only hope that when I am old, ‘in this our pinching cave,’ I shall remember chiefly the valley of the river Uther where I was born, and the small old house half encircled and half-shadowed by an enormous crescent of beech-covered hills.

in or at the place that

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading That is my world in spite of everything.

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

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.

produce a literary work

From this reading THE HOUSE UNDER THE HILL Though he did not write of it, Mr Torrance would gladly talk of the house under the hill where he was born, of the surrounding country and its people.