Chapter X

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

From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading On the rungs of the coffin-bearer a number of notches, three hundred and fifty-two in all, told of the bodies carried on it to the grave.

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

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

someone whose employment involves carrying something

From this reading The bearer had been in service for many years and had been used by most of the families in Frosses.

space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The bearer had been in service for many years and had been used by most of the families in Frosses.

plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading On the rungs of the coffin-bearer a number of notches, three hundred and fifty-two in all, told of the bodies carried on it to the grave.

a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

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

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

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From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

make up

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

softened by the addition of cushions or padding

From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

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

From this reading The man who made it was long dead; number seventy-seven represented his notch on the rungs.

well in the past; former

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

move gently or carefully

From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

plural of “family” — a social unit living together

From this reading The bearer had been in service for many years and had been used by most of the families in Frosses.

being two more than fifty

From this reading On the rungs of the coffin-bearer a number of notches, three hundred and fifty-two in all, told of the bodies carried on it to the grave.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

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From this reading The bearer had been in service for many years and had been used by most of the families in Frosses.

death of a person

From this reading On the rungs of the coffin-bearer a number of notches, three hundred and fifty-two in all, told of the bodies carried on it to the grave.

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

From this reading The bearer had been in service for many years and had been used by most of the families in Frosses.

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

From this reading The man who made it was long dead; number seventy-seven represented his notch on the rungs.

ten 10s

From this reading On the rungs of the coffin-bearer a number of notches, three hundred and fifty-two in all, told of the bodies carried on it to the grave.

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

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

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

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

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 COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The man who made it was long dead; number seventy-seven represented his notch on the rungs.

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

From this reading The man who made it was long dead; number seventy-seven represented his notch on the rungs.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The bearer had been in service for many years and had been used by most of the families in Frosses.

the force of workers available

From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The bearer had been in service for many years and had been used by most of the families in Frosses.

plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

a V-shaped indentation

From this reading The man who made it was long dead; number seventy-seven represented his notch on the rungs.

plural of “notch” — a V-shaped indentation

From this reading On the rungs of the coffin-bearer a number of notches, three hundred and fifty-two in all, told of the bodies carried on it to the grave.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading On the rungs of the coffin-bearer a number of notches, three hundred and fifty-two in all, told of the bodies carried on it to the grave.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the rungs of the coffin-bearer a number of notches, three hundred and fifty-two in all, told of the bodies carried on it to the grave.

and nothing more

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

a dramatic or musical entertainment

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

past form of “procure” — get by special effort

From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

represented accurately or precisely

From this reading The man who made it was long dead; number seventy-seven represented his notch on the rungs.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

plural of “rung” — a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

From this reading On the rungs of the coffin-bearer a number of notches, three hundred and fifty-two in all, told of the bodies carried on it to the grave.

Identical; not different.

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading The bearer had been in service for many years and had been used by most of the families in Frosses.

being seven more than seventy

From this reading The man who made it was long dead; number seventy-seven represented his notch on the rungs.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

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

From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

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

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

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

From this reading On the rungs of the coffin-bearer a number of notches, three hundred and fifty-two in all, told of the bodies carried on it to the grave.

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

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading On the rungs of the coffin-bearer a number of notches, three hundred and fifty-two in all, told of the bodies carried on it to the grave.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading The bearer had been in service for many years and had been used by most of the families in Frosses.

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

From this reading The man who made it was long dead; number seventy-seven represented his notch on the rungs.

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

From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

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

From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

a Caucasian

From this reading COFFIN AND COIN I For two days and nights the neighbours came in, prayed by the bedside, drank bowls of tea, smoked long white clay pipes and departed, only to return later and renew the same performance.

which person or people

From this reading A coffin and coffin-bearer, the latter shaped like a ladder, the sides of which were cushioned to ease the shoulders of the men who carried it, were procured.

a late time of life

From this reading The bearer had been in service for many years and had been used by most of the families in Frosses.