Chapter XVII

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

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

acted upon; influenced

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

anew

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading July gave place to August, and Mr. Goring’s men were already at work upon the wheat-harvest.

in addition

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

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

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

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

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

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

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

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

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading July gave place to August, and Mr. Goring’s men were already at work upon the wheat-harvest.

-ing form of “attempt” — make an effort or attempt

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading July gave place to August, and Mr. Goring’s men were already at work upon the wheat-harvest.

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

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading The blossom of the blackberry bushes was already giving place to unripe fruit, and the berries of traveller’s-joy were beginning to turn red.

plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves

From this reading The blossom of the blackberry bushes was already giving place to unripe fruit, and the berries of traveller’s-joy were beginning to turn red.

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

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus

From this reading The blossom of the blackberry bushes was already giving place to unripe fruit, and the berries of traveller’s-joy were beginning to turn red.

produce or yield flowers

From this reading The blossom of the blackberry bushes was already giving place to unripe fruit, and the berries of traveller’s-joy were beginning to turn red.

a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading The blossom of the blackberry bushes was already giving place to unripe fruit, and the berries of traveller’s-joy were beginning to turn red.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

plural of “cluster” — a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

a final climactic stage

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

grow worse

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

give a description of

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

spoken with emphasis

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading The blossom of the blackberry bushes was already giving place to unripe fruit, and the berries of traveller’s-joy were beginning to turn red.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading July gave place to August, and Mr. Goring’s men were already at work upon the wheat-harvest.

the act of giving

From this reading The blossom of the blackberry bushes was already giving place to unripe fruit, and the berries of traveller’s-joy were beginning to turn red.

a state of high honor

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

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

From this reading July gave place to August, and Mr. Goring’s men were already at work upon the wheat-harvest.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

close in time; about to occur

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

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

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

an occurrence of something

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

plural of “irony” — witty language used to convey insults or scorn

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading July gave place to August, and Mr. Goring’s men were already at work upon the wheat-harvest.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

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

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

the force of workers available

From this reading July gave place to August, and Mr. Goring’s men were already at work upon the wheat-harvest.

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

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

used to form the superlative

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

a form of address for a man

From this reading July gave place to August, and Mr. Goring’s men were already at work upon the wheat-harvest.

possessive form of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

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

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

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

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

go across or through

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

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

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading July gave place to August, and Mr. Goring’s men were already at work upon the wheat-harvest.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

with speed

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading The blossom of the blackberry bushes was already giving place to unripe fruit, and the berries of traveller’s-joy were beginning to turn red.

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

possessive form of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

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

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

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

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

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

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

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

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

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

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

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

From this reading The blossom of the blackberry bushes was already giving place to unripe fruit, and the berries of traveller’s-joy were beginning to turn red.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading The blossom of the blackberry bushes was already giving place to unripe fruit, and the berries of traveller’s-joy were beginning to turn red.

past form of “twine” — spin, wind, or twist together

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

not fully developed or mature; not ripe

From this reading The blossom of the blackberry bushes was already giving place to unripe fruit, and the berries of traveller’s-joy were beginning to turn red.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading July gave place to August, and Mr. Goring’s men were already at work upon the wheat-harvest.

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

From this reading The blossom of the blackberry bushes was already giving place to unripe fruit, and the berries of traveller’s-joy were beginning to turn red.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

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

From this reading July gave place to August, and Mr. Goring’s men were already at work upon the wheat-harvest.

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

From this reading July gave place to August, and Mr. Goring’s men were already at work upon the wheat-harvest.

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

From this reading In the hedges appeared all those peculiar signals of the culmination of the season’s glory, which are, by one of nature’s most emphatic ironies, the signals also of its imminent decline.

a Caucasian

From this reading Old-man’s-beard, for instance, hung its feathery clusters on every bush; and, in shadier places, white and black briony twined their decorative leaves and delicate flowers.

belonging to which person

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading July gave place to August, and Mr. Goring’s men were already at work upon the wheat-harvest.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading SAGITTARIUS The summer of the year whose events, in so far as they affected a certain little group of Nevilton people we are attempting to describe, seemed, to all concerned, to pass more and more rapidly, as the days began again to shorten.