Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

periodically accumulated over time

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

(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 When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

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

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

move towards

From this reading Sir Henry Clinton was not too difficult of approach.

plural of “arcade” — a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

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

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

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

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

possessive form of “butler” — a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

English architect (1723-1796)

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)

From this reading Sir Henry Clinton was not too difficult of approach.

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From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

-ing form of “desire” — feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Sir Henry Clinton was not too difficult of approach.

causing dejection

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

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From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

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

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

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

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

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

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

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From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

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

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

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

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

at the same time but in another place

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

used to form the superlative

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

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

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Sir Henry Clinton was not too difficult of approach.

according to the clock

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sir Henry Clinton was not too difficult of approach.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

another word for person; a person not meriting identification

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

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From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

established irrevocably

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

term of address for a man

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

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From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

make square

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

not in physical motion

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

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

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

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

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Sir Henry Clinton was not too difficult of approach.

feelings of excessive pride

From this reading Sir Peter and Captain Butler had gone to see Sir Henry, Butler desiring to be presented by so grand a personage as Sir Peter, I think, through mere vanity; for his own rank and title and his pressing mission should have been sufficient credentials.

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

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From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

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 When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

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

From this reading SUNSET AND DARK It was six o'clock in the early evening, the sun still shining, and in the air a sea-balm most delicious.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

at the time that

From this reading When I finished I made a sealed packet of all papers accumulated, and, seizing hat, snuff-box, and walking-stick, went out into Wall Street, through the dismal arcades of the City Hall, and down to Hanover Square.

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From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.

produce a literary work

From this reading Meanwhile I, finding neither Lady Coleville nor the Hon. Elsin Grey at home, had retired to my chambers to write to Colonel Willett concerning Butler's violent designs on the frontier.