Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

matters of personal concern

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

plural of “agitator” — one who agitates; a political troublemaker

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

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

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

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

From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

something hard to endure

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

Byzantine general under Justinian I; he recovered former Roman territories in northern Africa and fought against the Persians

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

offering little or no hope

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

the two together, not just one

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

a race between candidates for elective office

From this reading If he had planned a campaign of maladroitness he could not have more happily fulfilled his object.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

French painter of Italian landscapes (1796-1875)

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

communication by the exchange of letters

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading If he had planned a campaign of maladroitness he could not have more happily fulfilled his object.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

plural of “factory” — a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

involving financial matters

From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

occurring in spells and often abruptly

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

completed to perfection

From this reading If he had planned a campaign of maladroitness he could not have more happily fulfilled his object.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

fit for habitation

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

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

From this reading If he had planned a campaign of maladroitness he could not have more happily fulfilled his object.

in a joyous manner

From this reading If he had planned a campaign of maladroitness he could not have more happily fulfilled his object.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

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

From this reading If he had planned a campaign of maladroitness he could not have more happily fulfilled his object.

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

From this reading If he had planned a campaign of maladroitness he could not have more happily fulfilled his object.

having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If he had planned a campaign of maladroitness he could not have more happily fulfilled his object.

close in time; about to occur

From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

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

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

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From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

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

From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

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

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

having strong sexual appeal

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

From this reading If he had planned a campaign of maladroitness he could not have more happily fulfilled his object.

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From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

the act of making something (a product) from raw materials

From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

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

From this reading If he had planned a campaign of maladroitness he could not have more happily fulfilled his object.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

not any; not one

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

according to the clock

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading If he had planned a campaign of maladroitness he could not have more happily fulfilled his object.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

many times at short intervals

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading If he had planned a campaign of maladroitness he could not have more happily fulfilled his object.

a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

a treeless grassy plain

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

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From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

plural of “railway” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

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From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience

From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

a person who follows next in order

From this reading Another strike was imminent in the factories at Manitou and in the railway-shops at Lebanon, due to the stupidity of the policy of Ingolby's successor as to the railways and other financial and manufacturing interests.

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

the rays of the sun

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

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

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

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

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

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

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.

not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

precisely as stated

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

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

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

at the time that

From this reading THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS Grey days in the prairie country do not come very often, but they are very depressing when they arrive.

during the time that

From this reading It was, therefore, unfortunate for the spirits of the Lebanon people that the meeting summoned by local agitators to discuss with asperity affairs on both sides of the Sagalac should, while starting with fitful sunlight in the early morning, have developed to a bleak greyness by three o'clock in the afternoon, the time set for the meeting.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The landscape is not of the luscious kind; it has no close correspondence with a picture by Corot or Constable; sunlight is needed to give it the touch of the habitable and the homelike.