Chapter XXII

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

From this reading A SKELETON IN THE HOUSE AT ERRING’S FORD.

later than; following

From this reading The good year was dying, and would soon pass peacefully into the dim past, after the watchers had tired of waiting, and gone to sleep.

(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 As is now said of the dying year, so it will be said of all of us.

Having no one else present.

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

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

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

a formal public statement

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

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

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

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

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A SKELETON IN THE HOUSE AT ERRING’S FORD.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

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

From this reading As is now said of the dying year, so it will be said of all of us.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

a youthful male person

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

an occurrence of something

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

without stop or interruption

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading The good year was dying, and would soon pass peacefully into the dim past, after the watchers had tired of waiting, and gone to sleep.

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

psychological suffering

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

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

From this reading The good year was dying, and would soon pass peacefully into the dim past, after the watchers had tired of waiting, and gone to sleep.

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From this reading A SKELETON IN THE HOUSE AT ERRING’S FORD.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

United States film maker (1896-1973)

From this reading A SKELETON IN THE HOUSE AT ERRING’S FORD.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The good year was dying, and would soon pass peacefully into the dim past, after the watchers had tired of waiting, and gone to sleep.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading The good year was dying, and would soon pass peacefully into the dim past, after the watchers had tired of waiting, and gone to sleep.

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

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading A SKELETON IN THE HOUSE AT ERRING’S FORD.

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

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

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

From this reading A SKELETON IN THE HOUSE AT ERRING’S FORD.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The good year was dying, and would soon pass peacefully into the dim past, after the watchers had tired of waiting, and gone to sleep.

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

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

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From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

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From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

immediately past

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

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

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

joined in matrimony

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

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From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

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

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading As is now said of the dying year, so it will be said of all of us.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

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

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

go across or through

From this reading The good year was dying, and would soon pass peacefully into the dim past, after the watchers had tired of waiting, and gone to sleep.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading The good year was dying, and would soon pass peacefully into the dim past, after the watchers had tired of waiting, and gone to sleep.

in a peaceful manner

From this reading The good year was dying, and would soon pass peacefully into the dim past, after the watchers had tired of waiting, and gone to sleep.

any competition

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

increase the number of rotations per minute

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading As is now said of the dying year, so it will be said of all of us.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

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

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

something reduced to its minimal form

From this reading A SKELETON IN THE HOUSE AT ERRING’S FORD.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading The good year was dying, and would soon pass peacefully into the dim past, after the watchers had tired of waiting, and gone to sleep.

moving as on a slippery surface

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

in the near future

From this reading The good year was dying, and would soon pass peacefully into the dim past, after the watchers had tired of waiting, and gone to sleep.

with speed

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

in a strange manner

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

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

From this reading A SKELETON IN THE HOUSE AT ERRING’S FORD.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

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

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading The good year was dying, and would soon pass peacefully into the dim past, after the watchers had tired of waiting, and gone to sleep.

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

From this reading The good year was dying, and would soon pass peacefully into the dim past, after the watchers had tired of waiting, and gone to sleep.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading As is now said of the dying year, so it will be said of all of us.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading The good year was dying, and would soon pass peacefully into the dim past, after the watchers had tired of waiting, and gone to sleep.

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

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

From this reading The good year was dying, and would soon pass peacefully into the dim past, after the watchers had tired of waiting, and gone to sleep.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

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

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

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From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

at the time that

From this reading As is the case when an old man dies, the announcement is speedily followed by the birth of a babe, and so the race and the years are continued.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading As is now said of the dying year, so it will be said of all of us.

(used as an intensifier) extremely well

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The good year was dying, and would soon pass peacefully into the dim past, after the watchers had tired of waiting, and gone to sleep.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.

a late time of life

From this reading More than three years had passed since Jo and Mateel were married, and I was alone on the last night of the year, thinking that the years were slipping away wonderfully fast of late, it seemed so short a time since we had lived in the country; since the Rev. John Westlock so strangely disappeared, and since I was a boy in distress at my own and Jo’s misfortunes.