Chapter IX

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

From this reading “There will be a storm soon,” said my postboy; “one always comes after these lights.”

later than; following

From this reading “There will be a storm soon,” said my postboy; “one always comes after these lights.”

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading “There will be a storm soon,” said my postboy; “one always comes after these lights.”

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

From this reading Next morning the sky was overcast, and the short day was as dark as our twilight.

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

From this reading Next morning the sky was overcast, and the short day was as dark as our twilight.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

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

From this reading “There will be a storm soon,” said my postboy; “one always comes after these lights.”

earlier than; in front of

From this reading There was a long tract of wild and thinly settled country before me, and I wished to get through it before stopping for the night.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it was not quite so cold, and I travelled onwards as fast as possible.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading But it was not quite so cold, and I travelled onwards as fast as possible.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading “There will be a storm soon,” said my postboy; “one always comes after these lights.”

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading There was a long tract of wild and thinly settled country before me, and I wished to get through it before stopping for the night.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Next morning the sky was overcast, and the short day was as dark as our twilight.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Next morning the sky was overcast, and the short day was as dark as our twilight.

plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading But it was not quite so cold, and I travelled onwards as fast as possible.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There was a long tract of wild and thinly settled country before me, and I wished to get through it before stopping for the night.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading There was a long tract of wild and thinly settled country before me, and I wished to get through it before stopping for the night.

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

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But it was not quite so cold, and I travelled onwards as fast as possible.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But it was not quite so cold, and I travelled onwards as fast as possible.

plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

From this reading “There will be a storm soon,” said my postboy; “one always comes after these lights.”

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading There was a long tract of wild and thinly settled country before me, and I wished to get through it before stopping for the night.

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There was a long tract of wild and thinly settled country before me, and I wished to get through it before stopping for the night.

plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Next morning the sky was overcast, and the short day was as dark as our twilight.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “There will be a storm soon,” said my postboy; “one always comes after these lights.”

having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Next morning the sky was overcast, and the short day was as dark as our twilight.

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

From this reading There was a long tract of wild and thinly settled country before me, and I wished to get through it before stopping for the night.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But it was not quite so cold, and I travelled onwards as fast as possible.

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was a long tract of wild and thinly settled country before me, and I wished to get through it before stopping for the night.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “There will be a storm soon,” said my postboy; “one always comes after these lights.”

in a forward direction

From this reading But it was not quite so cold, and I travelled onwards as fast as possible.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Next morning the sky was overcast, and the short day was as dark as our twilight.

the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds

From this reading Next morning the sky was overcast, and the short day was as dark as our twilight.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading But it was not quite so cold, and I travelled onwards as fast as possible.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

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From this reading “There will be a storm soon,” said my postboy; “one always comes after these lights.”

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading But it was not quite so cold, and I travelled onwards as fast as possible.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “There will be a storm soon,” said my postboy; “one always comes after these lights.”

Identical; not different.

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading There was a long tract of wild and thinly settled country before me, and I wished to get through it before stopping for the night.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Next morning the sky was overcast, and the short day was as dark as our twilight.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Next morning the sky was overcast, and the short day was as dark as our twilight.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But it was not quite so cold, and I travelled onwards as fast as possible.

in the near future

From this reading “There will be a storm soon,” said my postboy; “one always comes after these lights.”

(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

From this reading There was a long tract of wild and thinly settled country before me, and I wished to get through it before stopping for the night.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading “There will be a storm soon,” said my postboy; “one always comes after these lights.”

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

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

From this reading Next morning the sky was overcast, and the short day was as dark as our twilight.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “There will be a storm soon,” said my postboy; “one always comes after these lights.”

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “There will be a storm soon,” said my postboy; “one always comes after these lights.”

without force or sincere effort

From this reading There was a long tract of wild and thinly settled country before me, and I wished to get through it before stopping for the night.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading There was a long tract of wild and thinly settled country before me, and I wished to get through it before stopping for the night.

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

From this reading There was a long tract of wild and thinly settled country before me, and I wished to get through it before stopping for the night.

an extended area of land

From this reading There was a long tract of wild and thinly settled country before me, and I wished to get through it before stopping for the night.

familiar with many parts of the world

From this reading But it was not quite so cold, and I travelled onwards as fast as possible.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading Next morning the sky was overcast, and the short day was as dark as our twilight.

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

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

by bad luck

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

up to a particular time

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

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

From this reading Next morning the sky was overcast, and the short day was as dark as our twilight.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

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

From this reading Unfortunately it happened that two lumber merchants were travelling the same way and had taken the post horses; so I was obliged to wait at the stations until horses were brought from the neighboring farms.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading There was a long tract of wild and thinly settled country before me, and I wished to get through it before stopping for the night.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “There will be a storm soon,” said my postboy; “one always comes after these lights.”

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading There was a long tract of wild and thinly settled country before me, and I wished to get through it before stopping for the night.