Chapter XXVII

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

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

later than; following

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading They were in Henry's study, seated almost side by side at Henry's great American roll-top desk.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading They were in Henry's study, seated almost side by side at Henry's great American roll-top desk.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They were in Henry's study, seated almost side by side at Henry's great American roll-top desk.

the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading 'You've got it a bit hard in places,' Henry pursued.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They were in Henry's study, seated almost side by side at Henry's great American roll-top desk.

make calm or still

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

a boy or man

From this reading 'I'm glad you like it, old chap,' said Doxey.

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading They were in Henry's study, seated almost side by side at Henry's great American roll-top desk.

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From this reading 'I'm glad you like it, old chap,' said Doxey.

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From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading 'I'm glad you like it, old chap,' said Doxey.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading 'You've got it a bit hard in places,' Henry pursued.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading They were in Henry's study, seated almost side by side at Henry's great American roll-top desk.

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

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading 'You've got it a bit hard in places,' Henry pursued.

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

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

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

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

possessive form of “henry” — a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading They were in Henry's study, seated almost side by side at Henry's great American roll-top desk.

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

From this reading 'I thought you would.'

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From this reading 'I'm glad you like it, old chap,' said Doxey.

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

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

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

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading 'I'm glad you like it, old chap,' said Doxey.

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

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

a form of address for a man

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

easily agitated

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

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

From this reading 'I'm glad you like it, old chap,' said Doxey.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

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

From this reading 'You've got it a bit hard in places,' Henry pursued.

a person who is being chased

From this reading 'You've got it a bit hard in places,' Henry pursued.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

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From this reading They were in Henry's study, seated almost side by side at Henry's great American roll-top desk.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading They were in Henry's study, seated almost side by side at Henry's great American roll-top desk.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading They were in Henry's study, seated almost side by side at Henry's great American roll-top desk.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading They were in Henry's study, seated almost side by side at Henry's great American roll-top desk.

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

From this reading They were in Henry's study, seated almost side by side at Henry's great American roll-top desk.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading 'I thought you would.'

an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

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

From this reading They were in Henry's study, seated almost side by side at Henry's great American roll-top desk.

in the company of; together with

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

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

From this reading 'I thought you would.'

an affirmative

From this reading HE IS NOT NERVOUS 'Yes,' said Henry with judicial calm, after he had read Mr. Doxey's stage version of _Love in Babylon_, 'it makes a nice little piece.'

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'I'm glad you like it, old chap,' said Doxey.

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

From this reading 'You've got it a bit hard in places,' Henry pursued.