Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading So engrossed had I been, indeed, in the great enterprise on which I was embarked, that my actions throughout the morning had been mainly automatic.

a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

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

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

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

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

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

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

From this reading So engrossed had I been, indeed, in the great enterprise on which I was embarked, that my actions throughout the morning had been mainly automatic.

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

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading So engrossed had I been, indeed, in the great enterprise on which I was embarked, that my actions throughout the morning had been mainly automatic.

intending or showing kindness

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

capital of Germany located in eastern Germany

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

past form of “bump” — knock against with force or violence

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

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From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

plural of “canal” — (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

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From this reading On such days, do what you will, you cannot go wrong.

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

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From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading On such days, do what you will, you cannot go wrong.

past form of “embark” — go on board

From this reading So engrossed had I been, indeed, in the great enterprise on which I was embarked, that my actions throughout the morning had been mainly automatic.

giving or marked by complete attention to

From this reading So engrossed had I been, indeed, in the great enterprise on which I was embarked, that my actions throughout the morning had been mainly automatic.

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading So engrossed had I been, indeed, in the great enterprise on which I was embarked, that my actions throughout the morning had been mainly automatic.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading On such days, do what you will, you cannot go wrong.

any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

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

From this reading So engrossed had I been, indeed, in the great enterprise on which I was embarked, that my actions throughout the morning had been mainly automatic.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

exerting control or influence

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

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

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

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

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

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From this reading Yet how uniformly had they tended to protect me!

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

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

in an imperious manner

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

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

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading So engrossed had I been, indeed, in the great enterprise on which I was embarked, that my actions throughout the morning had been mainly automatic.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

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 As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

for the most part

From this reading So engrossed had I been, indeed, in the great enterprise on which I was embarked, that my actions throughout the morning had been mainly automatic.

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

From this reading Yet how uniformly had they tended to protect me!

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading So engrossed had I been, indeed, in the great enterprise on which I was embarked, that my actions throughout the morning had been mainly automatic.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

many times at short intervals

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On such days, do what you will, you cannot go wrong.

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From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

above and across; more than

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

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From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

From this reading Yet how uniformly had they tended to protect me!

(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

done under pressure

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

past form of “shepherd” — watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

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

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

inflected form of “span” — to cover or extend over an area or time period

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading On such days, do what you will, you cannot go wrong.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

From this reading Yet how uniformly had they tended to protect me!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

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

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

in or at that place or location

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

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

From this reading Yet how uniformly had they tended to protect me!

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

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading So engrossed had I been, indeed, in the great enterprise on which I was embarked, that my actions throughout the morning had been mainly automatic.

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From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

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

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

create by training and teaching

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

in a uniform manner

From this reading Yet how uniformly had they tended to protect me!

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

From this reading So engrossed had I been, indeed, in the great enterprise on which I was embarked, that my actions throughout the morning had been mainly automatic.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading On such days, do what you will, you cannot go wrong.

at the time that

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

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

From this reading IN WHICH A SILVER STAR ACTS AS A CHARM I have often remarked in life that there are days when some benevolent deity seems to be guiding one's every action.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading On such days, do what you will, you cannot go wrong.

plural of “windmill” — a mill that is powered by the wind

From this reading As the Berlin train bumped thunderously over the culverts spanning the canals between the tall, grey houses of Rotterdam and rushed out imperiously into the plain of windmills and pollards beyond, I reflected that this must be my good day, so kindly had some fairy godmother shepherded my footsteps since I had left the café.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading On such days, do what you will, you cannot go wrong.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet how uniformly had they tended to protect me!

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading On such days, do what you will, you cannot go wrong.