Chapter XXV

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

From this reading Wenderholme Cottage was in fact a very comfortable and commodious house.

plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

(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 Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

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

From this reading Wenderholme Cottage was in fact a very comfortable and commodious house.

surprising greatly

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT WENDERHOLME COTTAGE.

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From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

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

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

cause to be bored

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

a young person of either sex

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading Wenderholme Cottage was in fact a very comfortable and commodious house.

large and roomy (“convenient” is archaic in this sense)

From this reading Wenderholme Cottage was in fact a very comfortable and commodious house.

a small house with a single story

From this reading AT WENDERHOLME COTTAGE.

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

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Wenderholme Cottage was in fact a very comfortable and commodious house.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

plural of “gable” — the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

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

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

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

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

favorable to life and growth

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Wenderholme Cottage was in fact a very comfortable and commodious house.

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From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

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

From this reading Wenderholme Cottage was in fact a very comfortable and commodious house.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

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 But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

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

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

many times at short intervals

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

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

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

get something; come into possession of

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

in the second place

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

in the near future

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

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From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

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

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

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

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

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

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

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

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

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

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

precisely as stated

From this reading Wenderholme Cottage was in fact a very comfortable and commodious house.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

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

From this reading Wenderholme Cottage was in fact a very comfortable and commodious house.

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

From this reading AT WENDERHOLME COTTAGE.

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

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

at the time that

From this reading But if they were small they were numerous; and when it pleased Mrs. Stanburne to receive visitors--and it often pleased that hospitable lady so to do--it was astonishing how many people the Cottage could be made to hold.

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

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.

plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)

From this reading A little kindness soon wins the affections of a child, and little Jacob had not been more than three or four days at Wenderholme before he began to be very fond of Mrs. Stanburne.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Its claims to the humble title which it bore, were, first, that its front was all gables, with projecting roofs, and carved or traceried barge-boards; and, secondly, that its rooms were small.