Chapter XVIII

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

From this reading THE SOCIETY FOR PIRATICAL RESEARCH They were in a dark and narrow passage-way.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

farther along in physical or mental development

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

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

From this reading THE SOCIETY FOR PIRATICAL RESEARCH They were in a dark and narrow passage-way.

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

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading THE SOCIETY FOR PIRATICAL RESEARCH They were in a dark and narrow passage-way.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

opinion or judgment

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE SOCIETY FOR PIRATICAL RESEARCH They were in a dark and narrow passage-way.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

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From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

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

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

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

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

past form of “hobble” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

the act of retaining something

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

crowded or massed together

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

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

From this reading THE SOCIETY FOR PIRATICAL RESEARCH They were in a dark and narrow passage-way.

past form of “inspect” — look over carefully

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

tied with a knot

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

having abundant light or illumination

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

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

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading THE SOCIETY FOR PIRATICAL RESEARCH They were in a dark and narrow passage-way.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

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

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

above and across; more than

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

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

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

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From this reading THE SOCIETY FOR PIRATICAL RESEARCH They were in a dark and narrow passage-way.

characteristic of pirates

From this reading THE SOCIETY FOR PIRATICAL RESEARCH They were in a dark and narrow passage-way.

systematic investigation to establish facts

From this reading THE SOCIETY FOR PIRATICAL RESEARCH They were in a dark and narrow passage-way.

having or joined by a seam or seams

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

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

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading THE SOCIETY FOR PIRATICAL RESEARCH They were in a dark and narrow passage-way.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

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

From this reading THE SOCIETY FOR PIRATICAL RESEARCH They were in a dark and narrow passage-way.

in or at that place or location

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

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

From this reading THE SOCIETY FOR PIRATICAL RESEARCH They were in a dark and narrow passage-way.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

in the direction of

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

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

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

precisely as stated

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

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

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

filled with water

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

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

From this reading THE SOCIETY FOR PIRATICAL RESEARCH They were in a dark and narrow passage-way.

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

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

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

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She advanced towards the party by the door, and holding her candle high above her head inspected the strangers with little blinking watery eyes.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading As they stood huddled there together, a candle glimmered at the end of the passage, held in a tremulous hand, and lighting up the face of a very old woman.

plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

From this reading She was short and bent; she hobbled as she came forward; her face was seamed with deep wrinkles, and the hand which held the candle was knotted and gnarled; wisps of dirty grey hair hung over her eyes.