Chapter XV

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

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

matters of personal concern

From this reading "Friendship is constant in all things, save in the office and affairs of love."

later than; following

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

(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 "Friendship is constant in all things, save in the office and affairs of love."

plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

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

From this reading "Friendship is constant in all things, save in the office and affairs of love."

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

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

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

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

earlier than; in front of

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

a small house with a single story

From this reading Mount Harriet was a very high hill, covered with trees and dense jungle, and on the top of it was situated the general's country bungalow.

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From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

unvarying in nature

From this reading "Friendship is constant in all things, save in the office and affairs of love."

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Mount Harriet was a very high hill, covered with trees and dense jungle, and on the top of it was situated the general's country bungalow.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading Mount Harriet was a very high hill, covered with trees and dense jungle, and on the top of it was situated the general's country bungalow.

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

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

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

From this reading Mount Harriet was a very high hill, covered with trees and dense jungle, and on the top of it was situated the general's country bungalow.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

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

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading "Friendship is constant in all things, save in the office and affairs of love."

possessive form of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank

From this reading Mount Harriet was a very high hill, covered with trees and dense jungle, and on the top of it was situated the general's country bungalow.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

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

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

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

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

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

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Mount Harriet was a very high hill, covered with trees and dense jungle, and on the top of it was situated the general's country bungalow.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Mount Harriet was a very high hill, covered with trees and dense jungle, and on the top of it was situated the general's country bungalow.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

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

From this reading "Friendship is constant in all things, save in the office and affairs of love."

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

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

From this reading "Friendship is constant in all things, save in the office and affairs of love."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mount Harriet was a very high hill, covered with trees and dense jungle, and on the top of it was situated the general's country bungalow.

a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

From this reading Mount Harriet was a very high hill, covered with trees and dense jungle, and on the top of it was situated the general's country bungalow.

immediately past

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

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

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading "Friendship is constant in all things, save in the office and affairs of love."

English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

egg yolks and oil and vinegar

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

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

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

attach to a support

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

to a great degree or extent

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

not any; not one

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "WHY NOT?"

not one thing; not anything

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Friendship is constant in all things, save in the office and affairs of love."

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading "Friendship is constant in all things, save in the office and affairs of love."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

a judge of a probate court

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

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

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

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

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

with low volume

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

except for; apart from

From this reading "Friendship is constant in all things, save in the office and affairs of love."

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading Mount Harriet was a very high hill, covered with trees and dense jungle, and on the top of it was situated the general's country bungalow.

inflected form of “stab” — use a knife on

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

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

From this reading "Friendship is constant in all things, save in the office and affairs of love."

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

in or at that place or location

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading "Friendship is constant in all things, save in the office and affairs of love."

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

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

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

the upper part of anything

From this reading Mount Harriet was a very high hill, covered with trees and dense jungle, and on the top of it was situated the general's country bungalow.

plural of “tragedy” — an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Mount Harriet was a very high hill, covered with trees and dense jungle, and on the top of it was situated the general's country bungalow.

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

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

precisely as stated

From this reading Mount Harriet was a very high hill, covered with trees and dense jungle, and on the top of it was situated the general's country bungalow.

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

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

From this reading There had been the ordinary settlement amusements, including a grand picnic to Mount Harriet (the last place Lord Mayo visited before he was stabbed on the pier below).

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

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

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

at the time that

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "WHY NOT?"

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mount Harriet was a very high hill, covered with trees and dense jungle, and on the top of it was situated the general's country bungalow.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading _Shakespeare._ THINGS went on much as usual after this at Port Blair; there were no more tragedies, nothing startling to record, and people had quietly settled themselves down to wonder if Lizzie Caggett would catch Dr. Malone, and when the Quentin and Denis engagement would be given out?