Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

later than; following

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

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

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

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

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

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

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

towards the shore from the water

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

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

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

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

From this reading He was dressed in a shabby black suit, that hung loosely on his lean figure.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

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From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

excessively fat

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading He was dressed in a shabby black suit, that hung loosely on his lean figure.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

opinion or judgment

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading He was dressed in a shabby black suit, that hung loosely on his lean figure.

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

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

especially of writing or speech; going before

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

shining intensely

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

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

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

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From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

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

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading He was dressed in a shabby black suit, that hung loosely on his lean figure.

usually used of a face

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

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

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading THE TOWN MOVED WITH INDIGNATION.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

a narrow way or road

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading He was dressed in a shabby black suit, that hung loosely on his lean figure.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

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

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

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 small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

in a relaxed manner; not rigid

From this reading He was dressed in a shabby black suit, that hung loosely on his lean figure.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

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

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading THE TOWN MOVED WITH INDIGNATION.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He was dressed in a shabby black suit, that hung loosely on his lean figure.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

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

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

showing signs of wear and tear

From this reading He was dressed in a shabby black suit, that hung loosely on his lean figure.

a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

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

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading He was dressed in a shabby black suit, that hung loosely on his lean figure.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

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

From this reading THE TOWN MOVED WITH INDIGNATION.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

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

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

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

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading THE TOWN MOVED WITH INDIGNATION.

a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

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

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

precisely as stated

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

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

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.

-ing form of “wend” — direct one's course or way

From this reading A small, ill-favored man, with a very long red beard, and very long red hair, might have been seen stepping ashore, with a book and an umbrella under his arm, and wending his way up the lane, followed by Tite, carrying a corpulent carpet-bag.

which person or people

From this reading There was a combative air about the little man, who stared with a pair of small, fierce eyes, through a pair of glaring spectacles at every one he met.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE TOWN MOVED WITH INDIGNATION.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading It was less than a week after the scenes we have described in the foregoing chapter took place, that the good sloop Heinrich arrived, having made her weekly voyage to New York and back.