Chapter II

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

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid

From this reading The absorption of it--ancient and modern--was his craze and his delight.

a word that expresses an attribute of something

From this reading Not the manufacture of it--oh no--or we might have felt bound to withhold the qualifying adjective.

(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 His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading The absorption of it--ancient and modern--was his craze and his delight.

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

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

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

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

confined by bonds

From this reading Not the manufacture of it--oh no--or we might have felt bound to withhold the qualifying adjective.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

capability to perform or produce

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

From this reading The absorption of it--ancient and modern--was his craze and his delight.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading The absorption of it--ancient and modern--was his craze and his delight.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

earlier in time; previously

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Not the manufacture of it--oh no--or we might have felt bound to withhold the qualifying adjective.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

set up or found

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

destroyed or killed

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

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

From this reading But he had a hobby, and it was a good one, and that was--literature.

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

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

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

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Not the manufacture of it--oh no--or we might have felt bound to withhold the qualifying adjective.

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

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

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

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

an auxiliary activity

From this reading But he had a hobby, and it was a good one, and that was--literature.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

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

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

give free rein to

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But he had a hobby, and it was a good one, and that was--literature.

and nothing more

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading But he had a hobby, and it was a good one, and that was--literature.

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

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

From this reading Not the manufacture of it--oh no--or we might have felt bound to withhold the qualifying adjective.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Not the manufacture of it--oh no--or we might have felt bound to withhold the qualifying adjective.

move about in a confused manner

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading The absorption of it--ancient and modern--was his craze and his delight.

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

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

used to form the superlative

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

not any; not one

From this reading Not the manufacture of it--oh no--or we might have felt bound to withhold the qualifying adjective.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not the manufacture of it--oh no--or we might have felt bound to withhold the qualifying adjective.

in no manner

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Not the manufacture of it--oh no--or we might have felt bound to withhold the qualifying adjective.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But he had a hobby, and it was a good one, and that was--literature.

financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Not the manufacture of it--oh no--or we might have felt bound to withhold the qualifying adjective.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

-ing form of “pertain” — be relevant to

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

concerned with actual use or practice

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

From this reading Not the manufacture of it--oh no--or we might have felt bound to withhold the qualifying adjective.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

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

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

characterized by or performed with much energy or force

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

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

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

in an exhaustive manner

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

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

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

precisely as stated

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

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

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading His operations, then, in that line just paid their way, but very little more--a result in nowise due to any lack of capacity on his part, for he had gone through the mill himself in earlier life and was as thoroughly at home in all pertaining to stock-raising as the most strenuous and practical farmers in the colony.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Not the manufacture of it--oh no--or we might have felt bound to withhold the qualifying adjective.

at the time that

From this reading He never had found time to indulge this during a hard-worked and hardening life, but had always looked forward to a good time coming when he should be able to do so.

hold back; refuse to hand over or share

From this reading Not the manufacture of it--oh no--or we might have felt bound to withhold the qualifying adjective.