Chapter IV

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

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

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From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

later than; following

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

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

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

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

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

put or send forth

From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.

past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about

From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

a boy or man

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.

a farewell remark

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

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

From this reading He had no money.

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

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

From this reading He had no money.

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

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

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

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

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

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.

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

From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.

set down according to a plan

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

engage in

From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading He had no money.

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

From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

not any; not one

From this reading He had no money.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

on one occasion

From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.

the outside boundary or surface of something

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.

a male human offspring

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

with strength or in a strong manner

From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.

a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.

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

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

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

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

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

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

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

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

in the direction of

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

two times

From this reading Since he had been in London he had given a cast of his art more than once or twice in this neighbourhood.

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

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

at the time that

From this reading The idea of asking his fellow physician for a loan haunted him through one night, but when morning came the ghost was laid.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading THE ROSE TAVERN THREE days after this conversation Gilbert Aderhold said good-bye to the Puritan woman and her son, shouldered a stick with a bundle at the end, and set his face toward the periphery of London and the green country beyond.

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

From this reading He strongly doubted if the other would make the loan and he did not wish to ask it anyhow.