Chapter IX

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

From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

(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 "'Tis all smoke and wind, no doubt, but 'twill please the man," he said.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Many refused to join him--among others Woodrow.

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

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

plural of “celebration” — a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

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From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

deem to be

From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

past form of “decline” — grow worse

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading "'Tis all smoke and wind, no doubt, but 'twill please the man," he said.

able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

set up or found

From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

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

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

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From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

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

From this reading Many refused to join him--among others Woodrow.

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

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910)

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

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

From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

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From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

From this reading Many refused to join him--among others Woodrow.

a landowner who leases to others

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

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

From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

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

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

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

From this reading "'Tis all smoke and wind, no doubt, but 'twill please the man," he said.

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 Many refused to join him--among others Woodrow.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

the force of workers available

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

not any; not one

From this reading "'Tis all smoke and wind, no doubt, but 'twill please the man," he said.

the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

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

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

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From this reading Many refused to join him--among others Woodrow.

relatively far from a center or middle

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

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

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading "'Tis all smoke and wind, no doubt, but 'twill please the man," he said.

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From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards

From this reading Many refused to join him--among others Woodrow.

take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

a person who represents others

From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

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From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "'Tis all smoke and wind, no doubt, but 'twill please the man," he said.

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

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading "'Tis all smoke and wind, no doubt, but 'twill please the man," he said.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

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

From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading "'Tis all smoke and wind, no doubt, but 'twill please the man," he said.

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

From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs

From this reading "'Tis all smoke and wind, no doubt, but 'twill please the man," he said.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading THE COMMITTEE MEETS Mr. Churchward found some difficulty in arranging a representative committee to consider the water leat celebrations.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

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

From this reading There met together at the schoolmaster's house Jarratt Weekes, old Valentine Huggins, Noah Pearn--the landlord of the Castle Inn--John Prout, and two others--men of repute in Lydford.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading "'Tis all smoke and wind, no doubt, but 'twill please the man," he said.

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

From this reading Many refused to join him--among others Woodrow.

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

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading To the master of Ruddyford he wrote, in his expansive way, and begged that he would "represent the outlying agricultural interests"; but Hilary declined, and John Prout consented to fill his place.