Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

having companions or an escort

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading The air was hot and heavy with the smell of the dust of ages which had gathered in the nooks and crannies of this dull and drabby room.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The air was hot and heavy with the smell of the dust of ages which had gathered in the nooks and crannies of this dull and drabby room.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Already the small room was crowded to its utmost holding capacity.

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

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

-ing form of “cackle” — talk or utter in a cackling manner

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

capability to perform or produce

From this reading Already the small room was crowded to its utmost holding capacity.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading Louisa and Colonel Harris had some difficulty in making their way through the groups of idlers who filled every corner of the gangway.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading Louisa and Colonel Harris had some difficulty in making their way through the groups of idlers who filled every corner of the gangway.

a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

possessive form of “coroner” — a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

plural of “cranny” — a long narrow depression in a surface

From this reading The air was hot and heavy with the smell of the dust of ages which had gathered in the nooks and crannies of this dull and drabby room.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading Already the small room was crowded to its utmost holding capacity.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading Louisa and Colonel Harris had some difficulty in making their way through the groups of idlers who filled every corner of the gangway.

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

From this reading The air was hot and heavy with the smell of the dust of ages which had gathered in the nooks and crannies of this dull and drabby room.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading The air was hot and heavy with the smell of the dust of ages which had gathered in the nooks and crannies of this dull and drabby room.

remove the dust from

From this reading The air was hot and heavy with the smell of the dust of ages which had gathered in the nooks and crannies of this dull and drabby room.

past form of “emanate” — proceed or issue forth, as from a source

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Louisa and Colonel Harris had some difficulty in making their way through the groups of idlers who filled every corner of the gangway.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

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

From this reading Louisa and Colonel Harris had some difficulty in making their way through the groups of idlers who filled every corner of the gangway.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)

From this reading Louisa and Colonel Harris had some difficulty in making their way through the groups of idlers who filled every corner of the gangway.

brought together in one place

From this reading The air was hot and heavy with the smell of the dust of ages which had gathered in the nooks and crannies of this dull and drabby room.

plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

destroyed or killed

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Louisa and Colonel Harris had some difficulty in making their way through the groups of idlers who filled every corner of the gangway.

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

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

plural of “handkerchief” — a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading The air was hot and heavy with the smell of the dust of ages which had gathered in the nooks and crannies of this dull and drabby room.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

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

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

the act of retaining something

From this reading Already the small room was crowded to its utmost holding capacity.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading The air was hot and heavy with the smell of the dust of ages which had gathered in the nooks and crannies of this dull and drabby room.

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

From this reading Louisa and Colonel Harris had some difficulty in making their way through the groups of idlers who filled every corner of the gangway.

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

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

causing irritation or annoyance

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Already the small room was crowded to its utmost holding capacity.

a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

and nothing more

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

spin, wind, or twist together

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

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

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Louisa and Colonel Harris had some difficulty in making their way through the groups of idlers who filled every corner of the gangway.

past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

of or relating to or characteristic of death

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

plural of “nook” — a sheltered and secluded place

From this reading The air was hot and heavy with the smell of the dust of ages which had gathered in the nooks and crannies of this dull and drabby room.

plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

according to the clock

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

plural of “odour” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

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

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

strong and sharp

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Already the small room was crowded to its utmost holding capacity.

plural of “salt” — a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

A distinctive smell or aroma.

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

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

From this reading Already the small room was crowded to its utmost holding capacity.

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading The air was hot and heavy with the smell of the dust of ages which had gathered in the nooks and crannies of this dull and drabby room.

the act of perceiving the odor of something

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

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

From this reading Louisa and Colonel Harris had some difficulty in making their way through the groups of idlers who filled every corner of the gangway.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

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

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Louisa and Colonel Harris had some difficulty in making their way through the groups of idlers who filled every corner of the gangway.

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

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

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

From this reading The air was hot and heavy with the smell of the dust of ages which had gathered in the nooks and crannies of this dull and drabby room.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Louisa and Colonel Harris had some difficulty in making their way through the groups of idlers who filled every corner of the gangway.

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

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling

From this reading It mingled with irritating unpleasantness with the scent of opoponax or heliotrope that emanated from lace handkerchiefs, and with the pungent odours of smelling salts ostentatiously held to delicate noses.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading Already the small room was crowded to its utmost holding capacity.

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

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

From this reading Already the small room was crowded to its utmost holding capacity.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Louisa and Colonel Harris had some difficulty in making their way through the groups of idlers who filled every corner of the gangway.

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

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

at the time that

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

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

From this reading The air was hot and heavy with the smell of the dust of ages which had gathered in the nooks and crannies of this dull and drabby room.

an old word meaning “to where”

From this reading A HERD OF CACKLING GEESE When at ten o'clock the next morning Louisa Harris entered the Victoria coroner's court accompanied by her father, the coroner and jury were just returning from the mortuary at the back of the building whither they had gone, in order to look upon the dead.

which person or people

From this reading Louisa and Colonel Harris had some difficulty in making their way through the groups of idlers who filled every corner of the gangway.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The air was hot and heavy with the smell of the dust of ages which had gathered in the nooks and crannies of this dull and drabby room.