Chapter VI

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

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading His practice was, to take his stand upon what he considered right, and allow no evidence to move him one hair's breadth from the true conclusions poured into him.

a quantity of money

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

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

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

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

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

From this reading His practice was, to take his stand upon what he considered right, and allow no evidence to move him one hair's breadth from the true conclusions poured into him.

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From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

plural of “conclusion” — a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading His practice was, to take his stand upon what he considered right, and allow no evidence to move him one hair's breadth from the true conclusions poured into him.

additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

carefully weighed

From this reading His practice was, to take his stand upon what he considered right, and allow no evidence to move him one hair's breadth from the true conclusions poured into him.

an event that results in a transformation

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

divisible by two

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading His practice was, to take his stand upon what he considered right, and allow no evidence to move him one hair's breadth from the true conclusions poured into him.

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

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading THE GREAT WASHED.

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

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

possessive form of “hair” — 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 His practice was, to take his stand upon what he considered right, and allow no evidence to move him one hair's breadth from the true conclusions poured into him.

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

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading His practice was, to take his stand upon what he considered right, and allow no evidence to move him one hair's breadth from the true conclusions poured into him.

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

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

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

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

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

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading His practice was, to take his stand upon what he considered right, and allow no evidence to move him one hair's breadth from the true conclusions poured into him.

a unit of instruction

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

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

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

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

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading His practice was, to take his stand upon what he considered right, and allow no evidence to move him one hair's breadth from the true conclusions poured into him.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

not any; not one

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

and nothing more

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

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

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

past form of “pour” — cause to run

From this reading His practice was, to take his stand upon what he considered right, and allow no evidence to move him one hair's breadth from the true conclusions poured into him.

a customary way of operation or behavior

From this reading His practice was, to take his stand upon what he considered right, and allow no evidence to move him one hair's breadth from the true conclusions poured into him.

a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

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

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

precisely, exactly

From this reading His practice was, to take his stand upon what he considered right, and allow no evidence to move him one hair's breadth from the true conclusions poured into him.

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

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

small or little relative to something else

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

a person, without saying who

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

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

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

be standing; be upright

From this reading His practice was, to take his stand upon what he considered right, and allow no evidence to move him one hair's breadth from the true conclusions poured into him.

a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

a radical supporter of political or social revolution

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

carry out

From this reading His practice was, to take his stand upon what he considered right, and allow no evidence to move him one hair's breadth from the true conclusions poured into him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

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

From this reading THE GREAT WASHED.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

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

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

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

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading His practice was, to take his stand upon what he considered right, and allow no evidence to move him one hair's breadth from the true conclusions poured into him.

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

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

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

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

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

From this reading A small man might have accepted this as a lesson against subversive views, and a smaller one as a confirmation of them; but my father was not of that sort.

clean by virtue of having been washed in water

From this reading THE GREAT WASHED.

look attentively

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading His practice was, to take his stand upon what he considered right, and allow no evidence to move him one hair's breadth from the true conclusions poured into him.

comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading My father, Bucephalus Upmore, had been, at the time of my birth, a Radical, and owed his conversion from loose ideas to no amount of argument, or even of wider observation, but to a little accident.

to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.

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

From this reading Upon his return, one winter night, from a meeting in St. Pancras, not only of a liberal, but a wildly generous character, somebody tripped him up, and stole his watch, and purse, and Sunday hat.