Chapter XXXV · Chapter 35

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

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

unequivocally detestable

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

feel admiration for

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading It was one of those ancient English edifices, which, alas, are fast disappearing from the face of once merry England.

(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 Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

changed in form or character without becoming something else

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

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

From this reading It was one of those ancient English edifices, which, alas, are fast disappearing from the face of once merry England.

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

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

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

From this reading It was one of those ancient English edifices, which, alas, are fast disappearing from the face of once merry England.

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

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

a distinct feature or element in a problem

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE GRANGE.—THE NEWS OF DESPAIR.—THE FINDING OF THE BODY.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading THE DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE GRANGE.—THE NEWS OF DESPAIR.—THE FINDING OF THE BODY.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

-ing form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading THE DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE GRANGE.—THE NEWS OF DESPAIR.—THE FINDING OF THE BODY.

the act of leaving secretly or without explanation

From this reading It was one of those ancient English edifices, which, alas, are fast disappearing from the face of once merry England.

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

From this reading THE DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE GRANGE.—THE NEWS OF DESPAIR.—THE FINDING OF THE BODY.

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From this reading It was one of those ancient English edifices, which, alas, are fast disappearing from the face of once merry England.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading It was one of those ancient English edifices, which, alas, are fast disappearing from the face of once merry England.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading It was one of those ancient English edifices, which, alas, are fast disappearing from the face of once merry England.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

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

From this reading It was one of those ancient English edifices, which, alas, are fast disappearing from the face of once merry England.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading It was one of those ancient English edifices, which, alas, are fast disappearing from the face of once merry England.

in fear

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading THE DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE GRANGE.—THE NEWS OF DESPAIR.—THE FINDING OF THE BODY.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

plural of “glen” — a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)

From this reading Railways have gone tearing and screaming through the old parks and shady glens.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Railways have gone tearing and screaming through the old parks and shady glens.

an outlying farm

From this reading THE DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE GRANGE.—THE NEWS OF DESPAIR.—THE FINDING OF THE BODY.

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

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

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

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

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

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

provoking horror

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

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

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

aroused to impatience or anger

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

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

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

blemished by injury or rough wear

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading It was one of those ancient English edifices, which, alas, are fast disappearing from the face of once merry England.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

possessive form of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

information about recent and important events

From this reading THE DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE GRANGE.—THE NEWS OF DESPAIR.—THE FINDING OF THE BODY.

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

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

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE GRANGE.—THE NEWS OF DESPAIR.—THE FINDING OF THE BODY.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

on one occasion

From this reading It was one of those ancient English edifices, which, alas, are fast disappearing from the face of once merry England.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was one of those ancient English edifices, which, alas, are fast disappearing from the face of once merry England.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)

From this reading Railways have gone tearing and screaming through the old parks and shady glens.

past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

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 Railways have gone tearing and screaming through the old parks and shady glens.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

so extremely intense as to evoke screams

From this reading Railways have gone tearing and screaming through the old parks and shady glens.

quiet, dark, or concealed

From this reading Railways have gone tearing and screaming through the old parks and shady glens.

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

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

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

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

shedding tears

From this reading Railways have gone tearing and screaming through the old parks and shady glens.

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

From this reading THE DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE GRANGE.—THE NEWS OF DESPAIR.—THE FINDING OF THE BODY.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading It was one of those ancient English edifices, which, alas, are fast disappearing from the face of once merry England.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Railways have gone tearing and screaming through the old parks and shady glens.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

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

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

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

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

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

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

precisely as stated

From this reading Alas, all is altered now, and for the sake of getting to some abominable place, such as Manchester, or Birmingham, in a very short space of time, many a lonely spot of nature’s own creating is marred by noise and smoke.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

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

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It was one of those ancient English edifices, which, alas, are fast disappearing from the face of once merry England.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It was a fine old place the Grange, view it from what aspect you might, and had not the mind of Varney, the vampyre, been so fearfully irritated by the circumstances of his horrible existence, he must have paused to admire it.