Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

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

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

a ghostly appearing figure

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

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

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

of short duration or distance

From this reading You will forgive me for entering here on a very brief description of your father's sitting-room.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

marked by continuous change or effective action

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

carefully weighed

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

dearly loved

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading You will forgive me for entering here on a very brief description of your father's sitting-room.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

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 Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

one or the other of two

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

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From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

a movement into or inward

From this reading You will forgive me for entering here on a very brief description of your father's sitting-room.

a social unit living together

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading You will forgive me for entering here on a very brief description of your father's sitting-room.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading You will forgive me for entering here on a very brief description of your father's sitting-room.

set up or found

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

destroyed or killed

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

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

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

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

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

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

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading You will forgive me for entering here on a very brief description of your father's sitting-room.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

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

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

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

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

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

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

connect closely and often incriminatingly

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

temporary living quarters

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

a reformed prostitute

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

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

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

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

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

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

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

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

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading You will forgive me for entering here on a very brief description of your father's sitting-room.

on one occasion

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

correct or appropriate behavior

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

the event of something appearing again

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

relieve from

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

in a serious manner

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

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From this reading You will forgive me for entering here on a very brief description of your father's sitting-room.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

not in physical motion

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

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From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

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

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

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

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

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

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

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

From this reading He had thought that it might thus be possible for him to get rid at once of the memory of the apparition, and of the fear of any reappearance of it.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

a source of difficulty

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading He could either have moved into another set of rooms in the Hall itself, or else gone into lodgings in the town--a usual proceeding, I am told, for gentlemen near the end of their course at Oxford.

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

precisely as stated

From this reading You will forgive me for entering here on a very brief description of your father's sitting-room.

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

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading You will forgive me for entering here on a very brief description of your father's sitting-room.

in the company of; together with

From this reading My brother told me afterwards that more than once during the summer vacation he had seriously considered with himself the propriety of changing his rooms at Magdalen Hall.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Would to God that he had indeed done so! but with the supineness which has, I fear, my dear Edward, been too frequently a characteristic of our family, he shrank from the trouble such a course would involve, and the opening of the autumn term found him still in his old rooms.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You will forgive me for entering here on a very brief description of your father's sitting-room.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You will forgive me for entering here on a very brief description of your father's sitting-room.