Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

in an admirable manner

From this reading The boy was a little older than the girl, and their tastes, habits, and dispositions seemed to fit them admirably for each other, and so to ratify the decision of the parents.

an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

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

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading One of them, whom I shall call Henry Foster, had a daughter; and the other, Nicholas Philipson, had a son, and the two fathers had destined these children for one another.

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

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

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

From this reading Next day the sky was shrouded in dense masses of cloud, some grey as lead, some livid as copper, and some black as ink.

flying in a balloon

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

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

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

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

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

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

From this reading Next day the sky was shrouded in dense masses of cloud, some grey as lead, some livid as copper, and some black as ink.

a youthful male person

From this reading The boy was a little older than the girl, and their tastes, habits, and dispositions seemed to fit them admirably for each other, and so to ratify the decision of the parents.

an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading One of them, whom I shall call Henry Foster, had a daughter; and the other, Nicholas Philipson, had a son, and the two fathers had destined these children for one another.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

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

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading One of them, whom I shall call Henry Foster, had a daughter; and the other, Nicholas Philipson, had a son, and the two fathers had destined these children for one another.

intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading Next day the sky was shrouded in dense masses of cloud, some grey as lead, some livid as copper, and some black as ink.

a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor

From this reading Next day the sky was shrouded in dense masses of cloud, some grey as lead, some livid as copper, and some black as ink.

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

a female human offspring

From this reading One of them, whom I shall call Henry Foster, had a daughter; and the other, Nicholas Philipson, had a son, and the two fathers had destined these children for one another.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Next day the sky was shrouded in dense masses of cloud, some grey as lead, some livid as copper, and some black as ink.

the act of making up your mind about something

From this reading The boy was a little older than the girl, and their tastes, habits, and dispositions seemed to fit them admirably for each other, and so to ratify the decision of the parents.

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

From this reading Next day the sky was shrouded in dense masses of cloud, some grey as lead, some livid as copper, and some black as ink.

the act of departing

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”

From this reading One of them, whom I shall call Henry Foster, had a daughter; and the other, Nicholas Philipson, had a son, and the two fathers had destined these children for one another.

plural of “disposition” — your usual mood

From this reading The boy was a little older than the girl, and their tastes, habits, and dispositions seemed to fit them admirably for each other, and so to ratify the decision of the parents.

formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The boy was a little older than the girl, and their tastes, habits, and dispositions seemed to fit them admirably for each other, and so to ratify the decision of the parents.

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

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

plural of “family” — a social unit living together

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading One of them, whom I shall call Henry Foster, had a daughter; and the other, Nicholas Philipson, had a son, and the two fathers had destined these children for one another.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading The boy was a little older than the girl, and their tastes, habits, and dispositions seemed to fit them admirably for each other, and so to ratify the decision of the parents.

third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

promote the growth of

From this reading One of them, whom I shall call Henry Foster, had a daughter; and the other, Nicholas Philipson, had a son, and the two fathers had destined these children for one another.

a young female

From this reading The boy was a little older than the girl, and their tastes, habits, and dispositions seemed to fit them admirably for each other, and so to ratify the decision of the parents.

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

From this reading Next day the sky was shrouded in dense masses of cloud, some grey as lead, some livid as copper, and some black as ink.

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading The boy was a little older than the girl, and their tastes, habits, and dispositions seemed to fit them admirably for each other, and so to ratify the decision of the parents.

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

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading One of them, whom I shall call Henry Foster, had a daughter; and the other, Nicholas Philipson, had a son, and the two fathers had destined these children for one another.

United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

intense and profound fear

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading One of them, whom I shall call Henry Foster, had a daughter; and the other, Nicholas Philipson, had a son, and the two fathers had destined these children for one another.

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

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing

From this reading Next day the sky was shrouded in dense masses of cloud, some grey as lead, some livid as copper, and some black as ink.

close or warm friendship

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

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

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

take somebody somewhere

From this reading Next day the sky was shrouded in dense masses of cloud, some grey as lead, some livid as copper, and some black as ink.

hear with intention

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

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

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

anemic looking from illness or emotion

From this reading Next day the sky was shrouded in dense masses of cloud, some grey as lead, some livid as copper, and some black as ink.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

the common people generally

From this reading Next day the sky was shrouded in dense masses of cloud, some grey as lead, some livid as copper, and some black as ink.

plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one.

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Next day the sky was shrouded in dense masses of cloud, some grey as lead, some livid as copper, and some black as ink.

a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)

From this reading One of them, whom I shall call Henry Foster, had a daughter; and the other, Nicholas Philipson, had a son, and the two fathers had destined these children for one another.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading The boy was a little older than the girl, and their tastes, habits, and dispositions seemed to fit them admirably for each other, and so to ratify the decision of the parents.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading One of them, whom I shall call Henry Foster, had a daughter; and the other, Nicholas Philipson, had a son, and the two fathers had destined these children for one another.

plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

From this reading The boy was a little older than the girl, and their tastes, habits, and dispositions seemed to fit them admirably for each other, and so to ratify the decision of the parents.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

an Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374)

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

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

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

From this reading The boy was a little older than the girl, and their tastes, habits, and dispositions seemed to fit them admirably for each other, and so to ratify the decision of the parents.

-ing form of “request” — express the need or desire for

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

determined

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

possessing material wealth

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

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

From this reading The boy was a little older than the girl, and their tastes, habits, and dispositions seemed to fit them admirably for each other, and so to ratify the decision of the parents.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading One of them, whom I shall call Henry Foster, had a daughter; and the other, Nicholas Philipson, had a son, and the two fathers had destined these children for one another.

past form of “shroud” — cover as if with a shroud

From this reading Next day the sky was shrouded in dense masses of cloud, some grey as lead, some livid as copper, and some black as ink.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Next day the sky was shrouded in dense masses of cloud, some grey as lead, some livid as copper, and some black as ink.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The boy was a little older than the girl, and their tastes, habits, and dispositions seemed to fit them admirably for each other, and so to ratify the decision of the parents.

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

From this reading Next day the sky was shrouded in dense masses of cloud, some grey as lead, some livid as copper, and some black as ink.

a male human offspring

From this reading One of them, whom I shall call Henry Foster, had a daughter; and the other, Nicholas Philipson, had a son, and the two fathers had destined these children for one another.

plural of “sovereign” — a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

From this reading The boy was a little older than the girl, and their tastes, habits, and dispositions seemed to fit them admirably for each other, and so to ratify the decision of the parents.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The boy was a little older than the girl, and their tastes, habits, and dispositions seemed to fit them admirably for each other, and so to ratify the decision of the parents.

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

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The boy was a little older than the girl, and their tastes, habits, and dispositions seemed to fit them admirably for each other, and so to ratify the decision of the parents.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading One of them, whom I shall call Henry Foster, had a daughter; and the other, Nicholas Philipson, had a son, and the two fathers had destined these children for one another.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

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

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

in the direction of

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

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From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

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

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

precisely as stated

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

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

From this reading Next day the sky was shrouded in dense masses of cloud, some grey as lead, some livid as copper, and some black as ink.

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

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

in the company of; together with

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?

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From this reading Towards evening the two families, as usual, resolved themselves into a talking party, and Wolston, requesting them to listen, began as follows:-- "There were two rich merchants in Bristol, between whom a very close intimacy had for a long time existed.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading HERBERT AND CECILIA--THE LITTLE ANGELS--A CATASTROPHE--THE DEPARTURE--MARRIAGE OF THE DOGE WITH THE ADRIATIC--SOVEREIGNS OF THE SEA--DANTE AND BEATRIX--ELEONORA AND TASSO--LAURA AND PETRARCH--THE RETURN--SURPRISES--WHAT ONE FINDS IN TURBOTS--A HORROR--THE PRICE OF CRIME--BALLOONING--PHILIPSON AND THE CHOLERA--A METAMORPHOSIS--ADVENTURE OF THE CHIMPANZEE--ARE YOU RICH?