Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Ercole sat on the stone seat that ran along the wall of the inn, facing the dusty road.

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

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

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

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

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

From this reading Nino had not been born then, and now Nino seemed to be a part of himself.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.

next to; at the side of

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.

brought into existence

From this reading Nino had not been born then, and now Nino seemed to be a part of himself.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

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

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

the first light of day

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading Ercole sat on the stone seat that ran along the wall of the inn, facing the dusty road.

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From this reading Ercole sat on the stone seat that ran along the wall of the inn, facing the dusty road.

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

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.

a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

From this reading Ercole sat on the stone seat that ran along the wall of the inn, facing the dusty road.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.

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

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.

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

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.

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

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

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

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

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

From this reading Nino had not been born then, and now Nino seemed to be a part of himself.

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

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

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

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading Ercole sat on the stone seat that ran along the wall of the inn, facing the dusty road.

the owner or manager of an inn

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

immediately past

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

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 A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

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

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

not any; not one

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

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

From this reading Nino had not been born then, and now Nino seemed to be a part of himself.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Ercole sat on the stone seat that ran along the wall of the inn, facing the dusty road.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Ercole sat on the stone seat that ran along the wall of the inn, facing the dusty road.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, used for writing.

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Nino had not been born then, and now Nino seemed to be a part of himself.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Ercole sat on the stone seat that ran along the wall of the inn, facing the dusty road.

-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Ercole sat on the stone seat that ran along the wall of the inn, facing the dusty road.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Ercole sat on the stone seat that ran along the wall of the inn, facing the dusty road.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading Ercole sat on the stone seat that ran along the wall of the inn, facing the dusty road.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Nino had not been born then, and now Nino seemed to be a part of himself.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Ercole sat on the stone seat that ran along the wall of the inn, facing the dusty road.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Ercole sat on the stone seat that ran along the wall of the inn, facing the dusty road.

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

From this reading Ercole sat on the stone seat that ran along the wall of the inn, facing the dusty road.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Nino had not been born then, and now Nino seemed to be a part of himself.

in or at that place or location

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.

informal terms for clothing

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

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

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

up to a particular time

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

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

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Ercole sat on the stone seat that ran along the wall of the inn, facing the dusty road.

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

From this reading He was waiting in the cool dawn until it should please the innkeeper to open the door, and Nino crouched beside him, his head resting on his forepaws.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.

a late time of life

From this reading A great many years had passed since Ercole had sat there the last time, but nothing had changed, so far as he could see.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading He had been young, and the women had called him handsome; his face had not been shrivelled to parchment by the fever, and there had been no grey threads in his thick black hair.