Chapter VIII

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

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

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

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading WHAT ARTHUR PHILLIPS SAW THROUGH THE MIST.

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

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

plural of “blotch” — an irregularly shaped spot

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

an alloy of copper and zinc

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The mourners shuffled into their seats, and the villagers came peering in with vacant looks.

past form of “chill” — depress or discourage

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

slightly wet

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

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From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

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

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

totally submissive

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

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

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

having a high back

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

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

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

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

From this reading The mourners shuffled into their seats, and the villagers came peering in with vacant looks.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

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

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

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

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading The mourners shuffled into their seats, and the villagers came peering in with vacant looks.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

become covered with mist

From this reading WHAT ARTHUR PHILLIPS SAW THROUGH THE MIST.

plural of “monument” — a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

plural of “mourner” — a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

a form of address for a man

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

having branches or flower heads that bend downward

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

the paved surface of a thoroughfare

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly

From this reading The mourners shuffled into their seats, and the villagers came peering in with vacant looks.

plural of “pew” — long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

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From this reading WHAT ARTHUR PHILLIPS SAW THROUGH THE MIST.

plural of “plume” — anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading He followed the mourners into the church; the solemn village church, with its high-backed pews, brass monuments, and marble effigies; the solemn little church, with the ivy nodding round the porch, and the damp making big blotches on the pavement.

cut with a saw

From this reading WHAT ARTHUR PHILLIPS SAW THROUGH THE MIST.

an area that includes places where several people can sit

From this reading The mourners shuffled into their seats, and the villagers came peering in with vacant looks.

past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet

From this reading The mourners shuffled into their seats, and the villagers came peering in with vacant looks.

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

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

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

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

plural of “tenant” — someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

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

From this reading WHAT ARTHUR PHILLIPS SAW THROUGH THE MIST.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The mourners shuffled into their seats, and the villagers came peering in with vacant looks.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

a special situation

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading WHAT ARTHUR PHILLIPS SAW THROUGH THE MIST.

-ing form of “toll” — ring slowly

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

void of intelligence or thought

From this reading The mourners shuffled into their seats, and the villagers came peering in with vacant looks.

past form of “view” — deem to be

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life

From this reading The mourners shuffled into their seats, and the villagers came peering in with vacant looks.

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

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading WHAT ARTHUR PHILLIPS SAW THROUGH THE MIST.

a Caucasian

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading There was something weird and miserable about the whole thing, as Arthur Phillips viewed it at a distance; something that chilled him and bowed him down.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A white, wet, grovelling mist; with a long, black procession creeping through it; and the solemn tolling of a village bell; nodding plumes and draped horses; a small group of well-dressed farmers, the tenants of the late Mr. Tallant.