Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

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

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.

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

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Meanwhile Darrell's manner towards him underwent a marked change.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.

a young person of either sex

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

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From this reading Meanwhile Darrell's manner towards him underwent a marked change.

the act of departing

From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.

divisible by two

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

the organ of sight

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.

a stone that is used to mark a grave

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

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

From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.

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

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Meanwhile Darrell's manner towards him underwent a marked change.

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

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

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

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

to an indefinite extent; for an indefinite time

From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.

unbiased impartial unconcern

From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.

knowledge and intellectual ability

From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.

a male relative

From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

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From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Meanwhile Darrell's manner towards him underwent a marked change.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading Meanwhile Darrell's manner towards him underwent a marked change.

at the same time but in another place

From this reading Meanwhile Darrell's manner towards him underwent a marked change.

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

From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.

above and across; more than

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.

plural of “peculiarity” — an odd or unusual characteristic

From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.

an amount of time

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

past form of “postpone” — hold back to a later time

From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.

possessing material wealth

From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.

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

From this reading He who sees his heir in another man's child, sees the full stop at the end of the sentence.

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

From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.

in the direction of

From this reading Meanwhile Darrell's manner towards him underwent a marked change.

inflected form of “undergo” — pass through

From this reading Meanwhile Darrell's manner towards him underwent a marked change.

having passed out of existence

From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.

the display of a motion picture

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

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

From this reading Lionel's departure was indefinitely postponed; nothing more was said of it.

which person or people

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading The previous indifference the rich kinsman had hitherto shown as to the boy's past life, and the peculiarities of his intellect and character, wholly vanished.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He who sees his heir in his own child, carries his eye over hopes and possessions lying far beyond his gravestone, viewing his life, even here, as a period but closed with a comma.