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 Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

plural of “ancestor” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

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

From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

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

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

-ing form of “attempt” — make an effort or attempt

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

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

From this reading Her memory was a blurred record of wanderings from place to place in pursuit of something which was never to be found.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

any cognitive content held as true

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

offering little or no hope

From this reading Her earliest recollection was of a bleak eastern coast, where Robert Turold had spent long years in a losing game of patience with the sea.

indistinct or hazy in outline

From this reading Her memory was a blurred record of wanderings from place to place in pursuit of something which was never to be found.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading The old churchyard had been called "The Garden of Rest" by some sentimental versifier, but there was no rest for the dead who tried to sleep within its broken walls.

placed in a grave

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The old churchyard had been called "The Garden of Rest" by some sentimental versifier, but there was no rest for the dead who tried to sleep within its broken walls.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The old churchyard had been called "The Garden of Rest" by some sentimental versifier, but there was no rest for the dead who tried to sleep within its broken walls.

the yard associated with a church

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

convert code into ordinary language

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early

From this reading Her earliest recollection was of a bleak eastern coast, where Robert Turold had spent long years in a losing game of patience with the sea.

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading Her earliest recollection was of a bleak eastern coast, where Robert Turold had spent long years in a losing game of patience with the sea.

in an effectual manner

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

inflected form of “extol” — praise, glorify, or honor

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The old churchyard had been called "The Garden of Rest" by some sentimental versifier, but there was no rest for the dead who tried to sleep within its broken walls.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

set up or found

From this reading Her memory was a blurred record of wanderings from place to place in pursuit of something which was never to be found.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Her memory was a blurred record of wanderings from place to place in pursuit of something which was never to be found.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Her earliest recollection was of a bleak eastern coast, where Robert Turold had spent long years in a losing game of patience with the sea.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The old churchyard had been called "The Garden of Rest" by some sentimental versifier, but there was no rest for the dead who tried to sleep within its broken walls.

destroyed or killed

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

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

From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

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

From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

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

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

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

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

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

From this reading Her memory was a blurred record of wanderings from place to place in pursuit of something which was never to be found.

plural of “inscription” — letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The old churchyard had been called "The Garden of Rest" by some sentimental versifier, but there was no rest for the dead who tried to sleep within its broken walls.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Her earliest recollection was of a bleak eastern coast, where Robert Turold had spent long years in a losing game of patience with the sea.

-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading Her earliest recollection was of a bleak eastern coast, where Robert Turold had spent long years in a losing game of patience with the sea.

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

From this reading Her memory was a blurred record of wanderings from place to place in pursuit of something which was never to be found.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Her memory was a blurred record of wanderings from place to place in pursuit of something which was never to be found.

not any; not one

From this reading The old churchyard had been called "The Garden of Rest" by some sentimental versifier, but there was no rest for the dead who tried to sleep within its broken walls.

reduced to nothingness

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Her memory was a blurred record of wanderings from place to place in pursuit of something which was never to be found.

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

From this reading The old churchyard had been called "The Garden of Rest" by some sentimental versifier, but there was no rest for the dead who tried to sleep within its broken walls.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading Her earliest recollection was of a bleak eastern coast, where Robert Turold had spent long years in a losing game of patience with the sea.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Her memory was a blurred record of wanderings from place to place in pursuit of something which was never to be found.

the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

From this reading Her memory was a blurred record of wanderings from place to place in pursuit of something which was never to be found.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading Her earliest recollection was of a bleak eastern coast, where Robert Turold had spent long years in a losing game of patience with the sea.

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading Her memory was a blurred record of wanderings from place to place in pursuit of something which was never to be found.

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading The old churchyard had been called "The Garden of Rest" by some sentimental versifier, but there was no rest for the dead who tried to sleep within its broken walls.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading Her earliest recollection was of a bleak eastern coast, where Robert Turold had spent long years in a losing game of patience with the sea.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Her earliest recollection was of a bleak eastern coast, where Robert Turold had spent long years in a losing game of patience with the sea.

given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality

From this reading The old churchyard had been called "The Garden of Rest" by some sentimental versifier, but there was no rest for the dead who tried to sleep within its broken walls.

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From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading The old churchyard had been called "The Garden of Rest" by some sentimental versifier, but there was no rest for the dead who tried to sleep within its broken walls.

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

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Her memory was a blurred record of wanderings from place to place in pursuit of something which was never to be found.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading Her earliest recollection was of a bleak eastern coast, where Robert Turold had spent long years in a losing game of patience with the sea.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

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

From this reading Her earliest recollection was of a bleak eastern coast, where Robert Turold had spent long years in a losing game of patience with the sea.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

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

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

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

From this reading Sisily first opened her eyes on a grey day by a grim coast, and life had always been grim and grey to her.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading The old churchyard had been called "The Garden of Rest" by some sentimental versifier, but there was no rest for the dead who tried to sleep within its broken walls.

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

From this reading Her earliest recollection was of a bleak eastern coast, where Robert Turold had spent long years in a losing game of patience with the sea.

a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)

From this reading The old churchyard had been called "The Garden of Rest" by some sentimental versifier, but there was no rest for the dead who tried to sleep within its broken walls.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The old churchyard had been called "The Garden of Rest" by some sentimental versifier, but there was no rest for the dead who tried to sleep within its broken walls.

plural of “wandering” — travelling about without any clear destination

From this reading Her memory was a blurred record of wanderings from place to place in pursuit of something which was never to be found.

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

From this reading Her memory was a blurred record of wanderings from place to place in pursuit of something which was never to be found.

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

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

in or at the place that

From this reading Her earliest recollection was of a bleak eastern coast, where Robert Turold had spent long years in a losing game of patience with the sea.

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

From this reading Her memory was a blurred record of wanderings from place to place in pursuit of something which was never to be found.

which person or people

From this reading The old churchyard had been called "The Garden of Rest" by some sentimental versifier, but there was no rest for the dead who tried to sleep within its broken walls.

belonging to which person

From this reading He had gone there in the belief that some of his ancestors were buried in a forgotten churchyard on the cliffs, and he spent his time attempting to decipher inscriptions which had been obliterated almost as effectually as the dead whose remains they extolled.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Her earliest recollection was of a bleak eastern coast, where Robert Turold had spent long years in a losing game of patience with the sea.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The old churchyard had been called "The Garden of Rest" by some sentimental versifier, but there was no rest for the dead who tried to sleep within its broken walls.

a late time of life

From this reading Her earliest recollection was of a bleak eastern coast, where Robert Turold had spent long years in a losing game of patience with the sea.