used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
anew
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
in the past
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
beechwoodnounUS /ˈbiːtʃwʊd/
wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
bombardiersnounUS /ˌbɑːmbərˈdɪrz/
plural of “bombardier” — a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
BYWAYSnounUS /ˈbaɪweɪz/
plural of “byway” — a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
an occurrence of something
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
ChummyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃʌmi/
(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
civiliannounUS /səˈvɪljən/
a nonmilitary citizen
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
color-print
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From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
distancesnounUS /ˈdɪstənsəz/
plural of “distance” — the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading So I first set these eyes on him during a month I spent with the Esdailes somewhat later in that year.
edgingnounUS /ˈedʒɪŋ/
border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
Esdailes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I first set these eyes on him during a month I spent with the Esdailes somewhat later in that year.
opinion or judgment
From this reading So I first set these eyes on him during a month I spent with the Esdailes somewhat later in that year.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
destroyed or killed
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
hauntingly
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From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
headlandnoun
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
jargonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːrɡən/
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
and nothing more
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
khakiadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːki/
of a yellowish brown color
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
kilometersnounUS /kəˈlɑːmʌtərz/
plural of “kilometer” — a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading So I first set these eyes on him during a month I spent with the Esdailes somewhat later in that year.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
engage in
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
the force of workers available
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading So I first set these eyes on him during a month I spent with the Esdailes somewhat later in that year.
motor-bicycles
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
muftinoun
a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
mysteriouslyadverbUS /ˌmɪˈstɪriəsli/
in a cryptic manner
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
privatesnounUS /ˈpraɪvəts/
external sex organ
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
ragtimenounUS /ˈræɡtaɪm/
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
registerverbUS /ˈredʒɪstər/
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
restaurantnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnt/
a building where people go to eat
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
rimnounUS /rɪm/
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
Santon
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From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
sappers
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From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
cut with a saw
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
express in words
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So I first set these eyes on him during a month I spent with the Esdailes somewhat later in that year.
have in common
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I first set these eyes on him during a month I spent with the Esdailes somewhat later in that year.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading So I first set these eyes on him during a month I spent with the Esdailes somewhat later in that year.
express in speech
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading So I first set these eyes on him during a month I spent with the Esdailes somewhat later in that year.
sprinkleverbUS /ˈsprɪŋkəl/
distribute loosely
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
not in physical motion
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
StrictlyadverbUS /ˈstrɪktli/
restricted to something
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
subtleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtəl/
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
in or at that place or location
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading So I first set these eyes on him during a month I spent with the Esdailes somewhat later in that year.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You know the young men I mean--they still speak of distances in kilometers, can talk for hours on end about motor-bicycles, and sprinkle their conversation with the jargon of ragtime French they are proud to share with their own privates and sappers and bombardiers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
to-day
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From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
uniformsnounUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrmz/
plural of “uniform” — clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
unmistakableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnmɪˈsteɪkəbəl/
clearly evident to the mind
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
unnoticedadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊtɪst/
not noticed
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
ValentinenounUS /ˈvæləntaɪn/
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
be dressed in
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
which person or people
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading So I first set these eyes on him during a month I spent with the Esdailes somewhat later in that year.
but in spite of that
From this reading A year or so ago you went into a restaurant that was brown as a beechwood with khaki; you go there to-day and the khaki is gone--yet still hauntingly and mysteriously there, edging (as it were) the mufti with a faint rim like a color-print a little out of register.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SOME BYWAYS OF THE CASE I Strictly speaking, it is not on the Santon headland that Charles Valentine ("Chummy") Smith ought to make his first appearance in this story; but it was there that I myself first saw him, and I want to give you my impression of him as I received it, if at the cost of taking a slight liberty with time.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I may say to begin with that he would probably have passed unnoticed among the innumerable other young men of to-day who at one time looked just a little civilian in their new uniforms but now wear their mufti again with a subtle but unmistakable difference.
