Chapter XV

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

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

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

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

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

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

over or across in a slanting direction

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading BEFORE THE COURT.

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From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

in a courageous manner

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

a window sash that is hinged (usually on one side)

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading BEFORE THE COURT.

past form of “crackle” — make a crackling sound

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

From this reading The guards lounged on the other side of the hearth round a lantern, playing at dice and drinking.

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading The guards lounged on the other side of the hearth round a lantern, playing at dice and drinking.

hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

start firing a weapon

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

enclose in or as if in a frame

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

move smoothly and effortlessly

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading The guards lounged on the other side of the hearth round a lantern, playing at dice and drinking.

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

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

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

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading The guards lounged on the other side of the hearth round a lantern, playing at dice and drinking.

a stone that forms a hearth

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

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

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

plural of “jailer” — someone who guards prisoners

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

light in a transparent protective case

From this reading The guards lounged on the other side of the hearth round a lantern, playing at dice and drinking.

immediately past

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

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

From this reading The guards lounged on the other side of the hearth round a lantern, playing at dice and drinking.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

the force of workers available

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

plural of “moonbeam” — a ray of moonlight

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

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

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The guards lounged on the other side of the hearth round a lantern, playing at dice and drinking.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

above and across; more than

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

go across or through

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

a small contrasting part of something

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

cut or make a way through

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading The guards lounged on the other side of the hearth round a lantern, playing at dice and drinking.

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The guards lounged on the other side of the hearth round a lantern, playing at dice and drinking.

sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The guards lounged on the other side of the hearth round a lantern, playing at dice and drinking.

structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

with strength or in a strong manner

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

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

From this reading BEFORE THE COURT.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

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

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

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

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

very small

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

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

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

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

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

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

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

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 I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

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

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

look attentively

From this reading I had not seen the first moonbeams pierce the broken casement of the tower-room, but I was there to watch the last tiny patch of silver glide aslant from wall to sill, and sill to frame, and so pass out.

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

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

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

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.

belonging to which person

From this reading They were rough, hard men, whose features, as they leaned over the table and the light played strongly on their faces, blazoning them against a wall of shadow, were stern and rugged enough.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Near the fire, which had been made up, and now glowed and crackled bravely on the hearthstone at my elbow, my three jailers had set a mattress for me; and on this I sat, my back to the wall and my face to the window.