Chapter I

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

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used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading Had I belonged to the aristocracy of piety and goodness, which, alas!

(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 I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

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

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one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

a privileged class holding hereditary titles

From this reading Had I belonged to the aristocracy of piety and goodness, which, alas!

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

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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the past participle of “be”

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading Had I belonged to the aristocracy of piety and goodness, which, alas!

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

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feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

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

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

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

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A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

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conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

containing or characterized by error

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading F. J. WHISHAW.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

yet to be or coming

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

that which is pleasing or valuable or useful

From this reading Had I belonged to the aristocracy of piety and goodness, which, alas!

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

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

From this reading _London, Longmans Green & Co. and New York._ I once had a strange dream.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

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

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

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

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

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading F. J. WHISHAW.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

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From this reading _London, Longmans Green & Co. and New York._ I once had a strange dream.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

found in the ordinary course of events

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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on one occasion

From this reading _London, Longmans Green & Co. and New York._ I once had a strange dream.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

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plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

righteousness by virtue of being pious

From this reading Had I belonged to the aristocracy of piety and goodness, which, alas!

(of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

plural of “sinner” — a person who sins (without repenting)

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

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of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

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

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

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

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

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From this reading Author of "_Out of Doors in Tsarland_."

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

From this reading I dreamed that I was dead, and that dying I suddenly discovered all my preconceived ideas as to the future state to have been entirely erroneous, at any rate in so far as concerned such persons as myself--the respectable middle class, so to call it, of mundane sinners.

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

From this reading Had I belonged to the aristocracy of piety and goodness, which, alas!

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From this reading F. J. WHISHAW.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading _London, Longmans Green & Co. and New York._ I once had a strange dream.