Chapter XXXV

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From this reading THE RATTLESNAKE'S HISTORY.[82] "I was born in a coal-mine in Staffordshire.

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

From this reading THE RATTLESNAKE'S HISTORY.[82] "I was born in a coal-mine in Staffordshire.

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

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

a quantity of money

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

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

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

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

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

brought into existence

From this reading THE RATTLESNAKE'S HISTORY.[82] "I was born in a coal-mine in Staffordshire.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

a young person of either sex

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

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

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

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From this reading THE RATTLESNAKE'S HISTORY.[82] "I was born in a coal-mine in Staffordshire.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

carefully weighed

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

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From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

slightly wet

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

being one more than seventeen

From this reading My mother was only eighteen when I was born.

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

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

set up or found

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

usually; as a rule

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

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

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

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

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

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

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

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

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading THE RATTLESNAKE'S HISTORY.[82] "I was born in a coal-mine in Staffordshire.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

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

From this reading THE RATTLESNAKE'S HISTORY.[82] "I was born in a coal-mine in Staffordshire.

contrary to or forbidden by law

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

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

From this reading THE RATTLESNAKE'S HISTORY.[82] "I was born in a coal-mine in Staffordshire.

communication between individuals

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

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

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

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

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

joined in matrimony

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

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

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

and nothing more

From this reading My mother was only eighteen when I was born.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

the people who inhabit a territory or state

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

not selective of a single class or person

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

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From this reading THE RATTLESNAKE'S HISTORY.[82] "I was born in a coal-mine in Staffordshire.

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

an ordered reference standard

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

having an oblique or slanted direction

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

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

From this reading THE RATTLESNAKE'S HISTORY.[82] "I was born in a coal-mine in Staffordshire.

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

From this reading THE RATTLESNAKE'S HISTORY.[82] "I was born in a coal-mine in Staffordshire.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

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

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

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

From this reading I was, therefore, illegitimate; but this circumstance was neither considered disgraceful to my mother nor to myself, morality being on so low a scale amongst the mining population generally, as almost to amount to promiscuous intercourse.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

precisely as stated

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

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

From this reading THE RATTLESNAKE'S HISTORY.[82] "I was born in a coal-mine in Staffordshire.

at the time that

From this reading My mother was only eighteen when I was born.

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

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

which person or people

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork

From this reading She worked in the pit up to the very hour of my birth; and when she found the labour-pains coming on, she threw off the belt and chain with which she had been dragging a heavy corf (or wicker basket), full of coal, up a slanting road,--retired to a damp cave in a narrow passage leading to the foot of the shaft, and there gave birth to her child.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

in the company of; together with

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading My father was a married man, with five or six children by his wife: my mother was a single woman, who worked for him in the pit.