Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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

From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

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

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AVENGED AT LAST.

a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony

From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!

for which vengeance has been taken

From this reading AVENGED AT LAST.

confined by bonds

From this reading Homeward bound--Man overboard--Self-sacrifice--Noble revenge.

befitting or characteristic of a young boy

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

United States mythologist (1904-1987)

From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!

having an (artificial) crown on a tooth

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

death of a person

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

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

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

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

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!

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

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

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

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

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

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

toward home

From this reading Homeward bound--Man overboard--Self-sacrifice--Noble revenge.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

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

From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!

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

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!

immediately past

From this reading AVENGED AT LAST.

held dear

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Homeward bound--Man overboard--Self-sacrifice--Noble revenge.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one

From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!

impressive in appearance

From this reading Homeward bound--Man overboard--Self-sacrifice--Noble revenge.

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

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!

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

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

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From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

above and across; more than

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

to extremes

From this reading Homeward bound--Man overboard--Self-sacrifice--Noble revenge.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

action taken in return for an injury or offense

From this reading Homeward bound--Man overboard--Self-sacrifice--Noble revenge.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

any member of a ship's crew

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity

From this reading Homeward bound--Man overboard--Self-sacrifice--Noble revenge.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!

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

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!

not in physical motion

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

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

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

being four more than thirty

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

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

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

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

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

work hard

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

an act of traveling by water

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

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

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading Full of hope and eagerness was Harry (one must call him by his boyish name still, though he is now a man of thirty-four), on his homeward voyage, over the running waves.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

in or at the place that

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile

From this reading Fifteen years of toil, crowned by success, and he was on his way to England; home to his father, a quiet, grey, old man of some three score years; home to Wilton, where the sailor had taken up his abode, near his loved one's grave, in the farm, still kept by Mrs Valentine!

a late time of life

From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!

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

From this reading Fifteen years since Harry Campbell landed in Australia, a fine, stalwart, young man of nineteen!