Chapter XI

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From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

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

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

a farewell remark

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

Having no one else present.

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

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

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

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

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

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From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

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From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

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From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

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From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

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From this reading * * * * * _Cætera desiderantur._ FOOTNOTES:

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

performance of moral or religious acts

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

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From this reading * * * * * _Cætera desiderantur._ FOOTNOTES:

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

possessive form of “edward” — King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

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From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

bringing death

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

experiencing or showing fear

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

plural of “footnote” — a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading * * * * * _Cætera desiderantur._ FOOTNOTES:

plural of “gerund” — a noun formed from a verb (such as the “-ing” form of an English verb when used as a noun)

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

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From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

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

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

destroyed or killed

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

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From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

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

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

material resulting from the process of grinding

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

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

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

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

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

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

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

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

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

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

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

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

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

a village in western Northamptonshire

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

easily agitated

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

not any; not one

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

a complete and impressive array

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

by chance

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

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From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

a useful or valuable quality

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

in a powerful manner

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

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

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

established beyond doubt

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

have sovereign power

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

an artist's brush made of sable hairs

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

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From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

term of address for a man

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

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

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

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

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

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

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

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

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

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

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

a special situation

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

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

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

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

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

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

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

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From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

past form of “twine” — spin, wind, or twist together

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

a formal word for “on”

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

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From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

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

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading [36] Adieu, Monsieur Gil Blas; je vous souhaite toutes sortes de prospérités, avec un peu plus de goût!--_Gil Blas._ * * * * * That Seaforth's nervous system was powerfully acted upon on this occasion I can well believe.

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

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

at the time that

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

during the time that

From this reading The circumstance brings to my recollection a fearful adventure--or what might perhaps have proved one--of my own in early life while grinding Gerunds at Canterbury.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

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

From this reading I thought on Naseby--Marston Moor--on Worc'ster's "crowning fight;" When on mine ear a sound there fell--it chill'd me with affright, As thus in low, unearthly tones I heard a voice begin, "--This here's the Cap of Giniral Monk!--Sir! please put summut in!"

time long past

From this reading I stood alone!--a living thing 'midst those that were no more-- I thought on ages past and gone--the glorious deeds of yore-- On Edward's sable panoply, on Cressy's tented plain, The fatal roses twined at length--on great Eliza's reign.