Chapter II

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

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading At all events, you will admit that the latter is the more agreeable object of contemplation.

conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature

From this reading At all events, you will admit that the latter is the more agreeable object of contemplation.

(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 _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

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

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

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

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

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

From this reading The meadows are soaked, and they can't get the hay in, and we can't get out of the house.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At all events, you will admit that the latter is the more agreeable object of contemplation.

for the reason that

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

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From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

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From this reading The meadows are soaked, and they can't get the hay in, and we can't get out of the house.

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

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

a long and thoughtful observation

From this reading At all events, you will admit that the latter is the more agreeable object of contemplation.

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From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

inappropriate to reality or facts

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

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From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

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

From this reading Piero does smoke, and he does yawn.

of a dreadful kind

From this reading It still rains, rains dreadfully.

plural of “englishman” — a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

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From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

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

From this reading At all events, you will admit that the latter is the more agreeable object of contemplation.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The meadows are soaked, and they can't get the hay in, and we can't get out of the house.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

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From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading The meadows are soaked, and they can't get the hay in, and we can't get out of the house.

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

From this reading Piero does smoke, and he does yawn.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The meadows are soaked, and they can't get the hay in, and we can't get out of the house.

deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

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

From this reading The meadows are soaked, and they can't get the hay in, and we can't get out of the house.

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

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It still rains, rains dreadfully.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading At all events, you will admit that the latter is the more agreeable object of contemplation.

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading The meadows are soaked, and they can't get the hay in, and we can't get out of the house.

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

From this reading At all events, you will admit that the latter is the more agreeable object of contemplation.

plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading At all events, you will admit that the latter is the more agreeable object of contemplation.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At all events, you will admit that the latter is the more agreeable object of contemplation.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The meadows are soaked, and they can't get the hay in, and we can't get out of the house.

a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

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From this reading Piero does smoke, and he does yawn.

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

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading It still rains, rains dreadfully.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

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

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading Piero does smoke, and he does yawn.

refuse to acknowledge

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

very drunk

From this reading The meadows are soaked, and they can't get the hay in, and we can't get out of the house.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

not in physical motion

From this reading It still rains, rains dreadfully.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At all events, you will admit that the latter is the more agreeable object of contemplation.

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

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

in or at that place or location

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

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

From this reading The meadows are soaked, and they can't get the hay in, and we can't get out of the house.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

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

From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The meadows are soaked, and they can't get the hay in, and we can't get out of the house.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading At all events, you will admit that the latter is the more agreeable object of contemplation.

utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired

From this reading Piero does smoke, and he does yawn.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading At all events, you will admit that the latter is the more agreeable object of contemplation.

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From this reading _From the Principessa di San Zenone, Coombe Bysset, to the Lady Gwendolen Chichester, S. Petersburg._ 'Because almost all Englishmen have snub noses, Englishwomen always think there is something immoral and delusive about a good profile.