Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odours of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The sound of a cow-bell came through one of the small windows, from the green beyond, where a red-and-white cow was browsing among the buttercups.

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

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

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

From this reading As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odours of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing.

on or to one side

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The last day of Circuit Court was over at Kingsborough.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odours of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading The sound of a cow-bell came through one of the small windows, from the green beyond, where a red-and-white cow was browsing among the buttercups.

bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

From this reading "A fine day, gentlemen," said the judge, bowing to right and left.

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odours of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing.

reading superficially or at random

From this reading The sound of a cow-bell came through one of the small windows, from the green beyond, where a red-and-white cow was browsing among the buttercups.

plural of “buttercup” — any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus

From this reading The sound of a cow-bell came through one of the small windows, from the green beyond, where a red-and-white cow was browsing among the buttercups.

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

From this reading The sound of a cow-bell came through one of the small windows, from the green beyond, where a red-and-white cow was browsing among the buttercups.

plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

From this reading The last day of Circuit Court was over at Kingsborough.

an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

From this reading As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odours of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing.

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

From this reading The last day of Circuit Court was over at Kingsborough.

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From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading The sound of a cow-bell came through one of the small windows, from the green beyond, where a red-and-white cow was browsing among the buttercups.

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From this reading The sound of a cow-bell came through one of the small windows, from the green beyond, where a red-and-white cow was browsing among the buttercups.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odours of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The last day of Circuit Court was over at Kingsborough.

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odours of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing.

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From this reading As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odours of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading "A fine day, gentlemen," said the judge, bowing to right and left.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading "A fine day, gentlemen," said the judge, bowing to right and left.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The sound of a cow-bell came through one of the small windows, from the green beyond, where a red-and-white cow was browsing among the buttercups.

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

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

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

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

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

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odours of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing.

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

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

From this reading The last day of Circuit Court was over at Kingsborough.

set down according to a plan

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

immediately past

From this reading The last day of Circuit Court was over at Kingsborough.

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 "A fine day, gentlemen," said the judge, bowing to right and left.

lacking zest or vivacity

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

plural of “odour” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odours of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The last day of Circuit Court was over at Kingsborough.

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

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The sound of a cow-bell came through one of the small windows, from the green beyond, where a red-and-white cow was browsing among the buttercups.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

above and across; more than

From this reading The last day of Circuit Court was over at Kingsborough.

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odours of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odours of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing.

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

a raised horizontal surface

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

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

From this reading The sound of a cow-bell came through one of the small windows, from the green beyond, where a red-and-white cow was browsing among the buttercups.

precisely, exactly

From this reading "A fine day, gentlemen," said the judge, bowing to right and left.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odours of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "A fine day, gentlemen," said the judge, bowing to right and left.

a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly

From this reading As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odours of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing.

a plane figure with the shape of half a circle

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odours of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing.

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

From this reading The sound of a cow-bell came through one of the small windows, from the green beyond, where a red-and-white cow was browsing among the buttercups.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading The sound of a cow-bell came through one of the small windows, from the green beyond, where a red-and-white cow was browsing among the buttercups.

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

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

having a straight back

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

having a sunken area

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

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

From this reading The last day of Circuit Court was over at Kingsborough.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

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

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

From this reading As the crowd in the doorway parted slightly, a breeze passed into the room, scattering the odours of bad tobacco and farm-stained clothing.

having passed out of existence

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

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

From this reading The last day of Circuit Court was over at Kingsborough.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.

in or at the place that

From this reading The sound of a cow-bell came through one of the small windows, from the green beyond, where a red-and-white cow was browsing among the buttercups.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading The sound of a cow-bell came through one of the small windows, from the green beyond, where a red-and-white cow was browsing among the buttercups.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The jury had vanished from the semicircle of straight-backed chairs in the old court-house, the clerk had laid aside his pen along with his air of listless attention, and the judge was making his way through the straggling spectators to the sunken stone steps of the platform outside.