used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a funeral _d’estime_.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
matters of personal concern
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE FUNERAL.
(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 “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
Anderson'snounUS /ˈændərsənz/
possessive form of “anderson” — United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
black-coatedadjective
coated with black
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
BuchanannounUS /bjuːˈkænən/
15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
conductedverbUS /kənˈdʌktəd/
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
d'estime
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From this reading It was a funeral _d’estime_.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
every person
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
FUNERALnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading AFTER THE FUNERAL.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
how
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From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
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 There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
the force of workers available
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
MorrisonnounUS /ˈmɔːrɪsən/
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
subject to death
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
regretsnounUS /rɪˈɡrets/
a polite refusal of an invitation
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE FUNERAL.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
create by training and teaching
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
at the time that
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Everybody remarked how ill the minister was looking during the week which elapsed between the old man’s death and the large and solemn funeral, which filled the entire length of the High Street with black-coated men.
which person or people
From this reading There was no active sorrow among the long train of serious people who conducted his mortal part to its long home, but there were a great many regrets.
belonging to which person
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “After the funeral, after the funeral will be time enough,” Mr. Buchanan said, when his wife urged him to get it over, and to have his interview with Mr. Morrison, the man of business, in whose hands all Mr. Anderson’s affairs were.
