Chapter XI

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

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.

From this reading “And who had forgotten more before he left college than the Academy principal had ever known in all his born days.”

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading An evil-disposed person might have added:

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

(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 “And who had forgotten more before he left college than the Academy principal had ever known in all his born days.”

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

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

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

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

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

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “And who had forgotten more before he left college than the Academy principal had ever known in all his born days.”

rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

brought into existence

From this reading “And who had forgotten more before he left college than the Academy principal had ever known in all his born days.”

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From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

rid of obstructions

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading “And who had forgotten more before he left college than the Academy principal had ever known in all his born days.”

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading “And who had forgotten more before he left college than the Academy principal had ever known in all his born days.”

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From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

an appliance that removes moisture

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

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

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

at any time

From this reading “And who had forgotten more before he left college than the Academy principal had ever known in all his born days.”

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From this reading An evil-disposed person might have added:

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “And who had forgotten more before he left college than the Academy principal had ever known in all his born days.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

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

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

only a very short time before

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

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

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

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

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

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

From this reading “And who had forgotten more before he left college than the Academy principal had ever known in all his born days.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading “And who had forgotten more before he left college than the Academy principal had ever known in all his born days.”

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

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

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading An evil-disposed person might have added:

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

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

one of the contractile organs of the body

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

and nothing more

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

past form of “outweigh” — be heavier than

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

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

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

by chance

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

a human being

From this reading An evil-disposed person might have added:

plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading “And who had forgotten more before he left college than the Academy principal had ever known in all his born days.”

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

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

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

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

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

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

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

to a remarkable degree or extent

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

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

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

which person or people

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

disposed or inclined toward

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading It was not so easy as the reverend doctor could have wished, however, for him to look dignifiedly down upon a man who overtopped him by a head and outweighed him by at least fifty pounds of clear bone and muscle.

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

From this reading Perhaps Effie Dryer would have been less afraid of him if she had known that he was but twenty-three, hardly more than four years older than herself.

a late time of life

From this reading WILLING HANDS An unusually fine-looking man was George Brayton, only his full beard and mustache, and his length and strength of limb, made him seem at least three years older than he really was.