Chapter XIV

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

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

temporary cessation or suspension

From this reading They can only be held in abeyance for a little space.

speak to

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

matters of personal concern

From this reading The affairs of life cannot stand still, even when death intervenes.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

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

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

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

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

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

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

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

From this reading They can only be held in abeyance for a little space.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading They can only be held in abeyance for a little space.

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From this reading The affairs of life cannot stand still, even when death intervenes.

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

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

plural of “counsel” — a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The affairs of life cannot stand still, even when death intervenes.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

divisible by two

From this reading The affairs of life cannot stand still, even when death intervenes.

a social unit living together

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They can only be held in abeyance for a little space.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

yet to be or coming

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

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

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

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

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading They can only be held in abeyance for a little space.

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

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

the state of being honored

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

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

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force

From this reading The affairs of life cannot stand still, even when death intervenes.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

and nothing more

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

immediately past

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The affairs of life cannot stand still, even when death intervenes.

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

From this reading They can only be held in abeyance for a little space.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

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

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

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

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

and nothing more

From this reading They can only be held in abeyance for a little space.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

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

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

possessing material wealth

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

term of address for a man

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading They can only be held in abeyance for a little space.

be standing; be upright

From this reading The affairs of life cannot stand still, even when death intervenes.

not in physical motion

From this reading The affairs of life cannot stand still, even when death intervenes.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

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

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

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

From this reading They can only be held in abeyance for a little space.

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

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

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

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

male cat

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

plural of “tread” — a step in walking or running

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

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

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

devoid of feeling for others

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

not sympathetic or disposed toward

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

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

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

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

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

at the time that

From this reading The affairs of life cannot stand still, even when death intervenes.

in or at the place that

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

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

From this reading He was neither unfeeling nor unsympathetic, but his opinion was that grief and the lassitude which treads close upon it should in due season have an end.

which person or people

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

in the company of; together with

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."

a late time of life

From this reading Now that Mackinnon, full of years and honour and followed by the lamentations and the love of all his people, rich and poor, had been carried to his last rest, he must become a tender memory to those who were left.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading FAMILY COUNSELS "And now," said Sir Tom with a large and partially reproachful cheerfulness, "we had better address ourselves to the future of you two children and try to find out just where we are."