Chapter XII

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

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

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From this reading 'Ah! le bon chemin que le droit chemin!'

possessing life

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

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

From this reading An old bedridden man and his widowed daughter were the only inmates of the farmhouse, and they troubled their lodger little.

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

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

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

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

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

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

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

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

confined to bed (by illness)

From this reading An old bedridden man and his widowed daughter were the only inmates of the farmhouse, and they troubled their lodger little.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

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From this reading 'Ah! le bon chemin que le droit chemin!'

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

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From this reading 'Ah! le bon chemin que le droit chemin!'

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

a female human offspring

From this reading An old bedridden man and his widowed daughter were the only inmates of the farmhouse, and they troubled their lodger little.

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)

From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

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From this reading 'Ah! le bon chemin que le droit chemin!'

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From this reading DÉROULÈDE.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

plural of “expanse” — a wide scope

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

opinion or judgment

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

house for a farmer and family

From this reading An old bedridden man and his widowed daughter were the only inmates of the farmhouse, and they troubled their lodger little.

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

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

From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

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

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

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

From this reading An old bedridden man and his widowed daughter were the only inmates of the farmhouse, and they troubled their lodger little.

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

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

plural of “inmate” — one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)

From this reading An old bedridden man and his widowed daughter were the only inmates of the farmhouse, and they troubled their lodger little.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

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From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading 'Ah! le bon chemin que le droit chemin!'

without limits in extent or size or quantity

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

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

From this reading An old bedridden man and his widowed daughter were the only inmates of the farmhouse, and they troubled their lodger little.

a tenant in someone's house

From this reading An old bedridden man and his widowed daughter were the only inmates of the farmhouse, and they troubled their lodger little.

the state of being alone in solitary isolation

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading An old bedridden man and his widowed daughter were the only inmates of the farmhouse, and they troubled their lodger little.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

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

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

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

From this reading An old bedridden man and his widowed daughter were the only inmates of the farmhouse, and they troubled their lodger little.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

and nothing more

From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

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From this reading 'Ah! le bon chemin que le droit chemin!'

living in or characteristic of farming or country life

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

term of address for a man

From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

a state of social isolation

From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

the environmental condition

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

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

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading An old bedridden man and his widowed daughter were the only inmates of the farmhouse, and they troubled their lodger little.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

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

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

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

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading An old bedridden man and his widowed daughter were the only inmates of the farmhouse, and they troubled their lodger little.

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

the rise of something

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

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

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

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

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

at the time that

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.

single because of death of the spouse

From this reading An old bedridden man and his widowed daughter were the only inmates of the farmhouse, and they troubled their lodger little.

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From this reading Sir George Downing had now been there more than a week, a time of entire solitude, only broken by two long calls from David Winfrith.

plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation

From this reading I Kingpole Farm was built at a time when loneliness was not feared, as it has come to be, by the poor and by the workers of rural England, and, if one can trust to outward signs, when country eyes were more alive than they are now to beauty of surroundings, and to the uplifting quality of wide, limitless expanses of land and sky.