Chapter VI

with admiration

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

acquired as your own by free choice

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

later than; following

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

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From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

(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 The summer was drawing to an end, and all hands at Altenhof were busy with the harvest.

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From this reading The summer was drawing to an end, and all hands at Altenhof were busy with the harvest.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The summer was drawing to an end, and all hands at Altenhof were busy with the harvest.

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

From this reading The summer was drawing to an end, and all hands at Altenhof were busy with the harvest.

with anger

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

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

From this reading "So you are really going over to C---- in the heat of the day?" asked Herr Witold.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "So you are really going over to C---- in the heat of the day?" asked Herr Witold.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The summer was drawing to an end, and all hands at Altenhof were busy with the harvest.

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

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

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

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading The summer was drawing to an end, and all hands at Altenhof were busy with the harvest.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading "So you are really going over to C---- in the heat of the day?" asked Herr Witold.

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

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "So you are really going over to C---- in the heat of the day?" asked Herr Witold.

showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading The summer was drawing to an end, and all hands at Altenhof were busy with the harvest.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The summer was drawing to an end, and all hands at Altenhof were busy with the harvest.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

the act of departing

From this reading "So you are really going over to C---- in the heat of the day?" asked Herr Witold.

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

From this reading Some weeks had passed.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading The summer was drawing to an end, and all hands at Altenhof were busy with the harvest.

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading The summer was drawing to an end, and all hands at Altenhof were busy with the harvest.

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

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading "So you are really going over to C---- in the heat of the day?" asked Herr Witold.

a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English

From this reading "So you are really going over to C---- in the heat of the day?" asked Herr Witold.

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

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

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

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

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

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

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

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

the force of workers available

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

a period of time spent sleeping

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "So you are really going over to C---- in the heat of the day?" asked Herr Witold.

above and across; more than

From this reading "So you are really going over to C---- in the heat of the day?" asked Herr Witold.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Some weeks had passed.

plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading "So you are really going over to C---- in the heat of the day?" asked Herr Witold.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

a gradual sinking to a lower level

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So you are really going over to C---- in the heat of the day?" asked Herr Witold.

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

From this reading Some weeks had passed.

a male human offspring

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

young nobleman attendant on a knight

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

having a supporting base

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading The summer was drawing to an end, and all hands at Altenhof were busy with the harvest.

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

From this reading The summer was drawing to an end, and all hands at Altenhof were busy with the harvest.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

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

From this reading The summer was drawing to an end, and all hands at Altenhof were busy with the harvest.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

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

From this reading The summer was drawing to an end, and all hands at Altenhof were busy with the harvest.

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Some weeks had passed.

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

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

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

From this reading The summer was drawing to an end, and all hands at Altenhof were busy with the harvest.

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

which person or people

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Whilst making his preparations for it, he looked round every now and then, half angrily, half admiringly, at his adopted son, who was standing by the window dressed in his usual riding gear, waiting for his horse to be brought round.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The summer was drawing to an end, and all hands at Altenhof were busy with the harvest.

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

From this reading "So you are really going over to C---- in the heat of the day?" asked Herr Witold.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading The Squire, who had spent his whole morning in the fields, looking after the men and directing the work, had come home weary and exhausted, and was settling himself down for his well-earned after-dinner nap.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "So you are really going over to C---- in the heat of the day?" asked Herr Witold.