Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

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

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

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

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

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

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The doctor of a modern sanatorium for consumptive people would have been well satisfied with the ventilation of Dunseveric Castle.

exhale hard

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

plural of “cell” — any small compartment

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

a steep high face of rock

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

tending to consume or use often wastefully

From this reading The doctor of a modern sanatorium for consumptive people would have been well satisfied with the ventilation of Dunseveric Castle.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading On stormy days in winter it must have been most unsafe to venture out of doors.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The doctor of a modern sanatorium for consumptive people would have been well satisfied with the ventilation of Dunseveric Castle.

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading On stormy days in winter it must have been most unsafe to venture out of doors.

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From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

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From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

plural of “eddy” — founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

to the same degree (often followed by “as”)

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The doctor of a modern sanatorium for consumptive people would have been well satisfied with the ventilation of Dunseveric Castle.

by good fortune

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

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

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The doctor of a modern sanatorium for consumptive people would have been well satisfied with the ventilation of Dunseveric Castle.

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

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

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

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

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

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

of or characteristic of low rank or importance

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

to or toward the inside of

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading On stormy days in winter it must have been most unsafe to venture out of doors.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

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

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading The doctor of a modern sanatorium for consumptive people would have been well satisfied with the ventilation of Dunseveric Castle.

used to form the superlative

From this reading On stormy days in winter it must have been most unsafe to venture out of doors.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading On stormy days in winter it must have been most unsafe to venture out of doors.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

on one occasion

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading On stormy days in winter it must have been most unsafe to venture out of doors.

above and across; more than

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The doctor of a modern sanatorium for consumptive people would have been well satisfied with the ventilation of Dunseveric Castle.

past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

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From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

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

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases

From this reading The doctor of a modern sanatorium for consumptive people would have been well satisfied with the ventilation of Dunseveric Castle.

filled with satisfaction

From this reading The doctor of a modern sanatorium for consumptive people would have been well satisfied with the ventilation of Dunseveric Castle.

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

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

United States operatic soprano (born in 1929)

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

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

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion

From this reading On stormy days in winter it must have been most unsafe to venture out of doors.

a strongly fortified defensive structure

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

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

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

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

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

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

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

conducive to or feeling mental discomfort

From this reading The Lords of Dunseveric once lived in a castle perched on the edge of a cliff, a place inferior to the neighbouring Dunluce as a stronghold, but equally uncomfortable as a residence.

lacking in security or safety

From this reading On stormy days in winter it must have been most unsafe to venture out of doors.

the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air

From this reading The doctor of a modern sanatorium for consumptive people would have been well satisfied with the ventilation of Dunseveric Castle.

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

From this reading On stormy days in winter it must have been most unsafe to venture out of doors.

precisely as stated

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

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 walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading The doctor of a modern sanatorium for consumptive people would have been well satisfied with the ventilation of Dunseveric Castle.

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

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

at the time that

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

make whistling sounds

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading The walls were thick, the rooms little larger than prison cells, and the windows very small and narrow, but they were wide enough to let the wind whistle through them and the rain trickle over their sills to the stone floors inside.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading On stormy days in winter it must have been most unsafe to venture out of doors.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The doctor of a modern sanatorium for consumptive people would have been well satisfied with the ventilation of Dunseveric Castle.

the least favorable outcome

From this reading The worst winds, fortunately, always blow inwards from the sea, but there are eddies round buildings, and with precipices on three sides of him, the ancient lord of Dunseveric had need to walk cautiously and provide himself, when possible, with something to hold on to.

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

From this reading The doctor of a modern sanatorium for consumptive people would have been well satisfied with the ventilation of Dunseveric Castle.