Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

later than; following

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

how long something has existed

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

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

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

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

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

favorite

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

brought together in one place

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

past form of “consist” — originate

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

make right or correct

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

a female human offspring

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

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

From this reading MEMOIRES DE SULLY.

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From this reading Ici il fallut que j'en divinasse plus qu'on ne m'en disoit.

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From this reading Ici il fallut que j'en divinasse plus qu'on ne m'en disoit.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

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From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

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From this reading Ici il fallut que j'en divinasse plus qu'on ne m'en disoit.

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

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

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From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

a man of refinement

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

a young female

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

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

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

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

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

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From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

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

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

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

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

be the source of pain

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

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From this reading Ici il fallut que j'en divinasse plus qu'on ne m'en disoit.

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading Ici il fallut que j'en divinasse plus qu'on ne m'en disoit.

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

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

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

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

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From this reading Ici il fallut que j'en divinasse plus qu'on ne m'en disoit.

an opinion formed by judging something

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

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From this reading Ici il fallut que j'en divinasse plus qu'on ne m'en disoit.

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

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

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From this reading MEMOIRES DE SULLY.

used to form the superlative

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

past form of “narrate” — provide commentary for a film, for example

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading Ici il fallut que j'en divinasse plus qu'on ne m'en disoit.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

a useful or valuable quality

From this reading Ici il fallut que j'en divinasse plus qu'on ne m'en disoit.

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From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

existing or coming before

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

established beyond doubt

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

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From this reading Ici il fallut que j'en divinasse plus qu'on ne m'en disoit.

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From this reading Ici il fallut que j'en divinasse plus qu'on ne m'en disoit.

-ing form of “respect” — regard highly; think much of

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

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

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

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

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

From this reading MEMOIRES DE SULLY.

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

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

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

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

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

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

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

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading A week after the events narrated in the preceding chapters, a small company was collected in a parlor of one of the houses of Hillsdale.

which person or people

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

belonging to which person

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

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

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

the state of being an adult woman

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading The judgment of the doctor, respecting the wound of Pownal--for it is he--had proved to be correct, and, on the second day after the hurt, he had returned to the village, with his friend William Bernard, in the house of whose father he was, for the present, domiciliated.

a late time of life

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading It consisted of a gentleman, of some fifty years of age; his wife, a fine-looking matron, some years his junior; their daughter, a bright blue-eyed flaxen-haired girl, rounding into the most graceful form of womanhood, and a young man, who is not entirely a stranger to us.