Chapter XV

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

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

anew

From this reading The girl's face was flushed, and now and again she tapped the close-cropped turf impatiently with a neat brown shoe.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The young sailor, viewed from the distance, had the air and attitude of saying rude things in a provoking manner.

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

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

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

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

From this reading The young sailor, viewed from the distance, had the air and attitude of saying rude things in a provoking manner.

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

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

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From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading The girl's face was flushed, and now and again she tapped the close-cropped turf impatiently with a neat brown shoe.

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From this reading The girl's face was flushed, and now and again she tapped the close-cropped turf impatiently with a neat brown shoe.

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

drive away by hitting with one's ball

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading The young sailor, viewed from the distance, had the air and attitude of saying rude things in a provoking manner.

(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

a town in north central Oklahoma

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The girl's face was flushed, and now and again she tapped the close-cropped turf impatiently with a neat brown shoe.

having the pinkish flush of health

From this reading The girl's face was flushed, and now and again she tapped the close-cropped turf impatiently with a neat brown shoe.

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The young sailor, viewed from the distance, had the air and attitude of saying rude things in a provoking manner.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

possessive form of “girl” — a young female

From this reading The girl's face was flushed, and now and again she tapped the close-cropped turf impatiently with a neat brown shoe.

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

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

with impatience; in an impatient manner

From this reading The girl's face was flushed, and now and again she tapped the close-cropped turf impatiently with a neat brown shoe.

of great significance or value

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

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

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

a commissioned military officer

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

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From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

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

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The young sailor, viewed from the distance, had the air and attitude of saying rude things in a provoking manner.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

used to form the superlative

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

a form of address for a man

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

clean or organized

From this reading The girl's face was flushed, and now and again she tapped the close-cropped turf impatiently with a neat brown shoe.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The girl's face was flushed, and now and again she tapped the close-cropped turf impatiently with a neat brown shoe.

keep busy with

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

a person who requires medical care

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

causing or tending to cause anger or resentment

From this reading The young sailor, viewed from the distance, had the air and attitude of saying rude things in a provoking manner.

an angry dispute

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

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

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

plural of “residence” — any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

socially incorrect in behavior

From this reading The young sailor, viewed from the distance, had the air and attitude of saying rude things in a provoking manner.

any member of a ship's crew

From this reading The young sailor, viewed from the distance, had the air and attitude of saying rude things in a provoking manner.

Identical; not different.

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading The young sailor, viewed from the distance, had the air and attitude of saying rude things in a provoking manner.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The girl's face was flushed, and now and again she tapped the close-cropped turf impatiently with a neat brown shoe.

footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

From this reading The girl's face was flushed, and now and again she tapped the close-cropped turf impatiently with a neat brown shoe.

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

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug

From this reading The girl's face was flushed, and now and again she tapped the close-cropped turf impatiently with a neat brown shoe.

a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

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

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading The young sailor, viewed from the distance, had the air and attitude of saying rude things in a provoking manner.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

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

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

From this reading The girl's face was flushed, and now and again she tapped the close-cropped turf impatiently with a neat brown shoe.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

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

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

past form of “view” — deem to be

From this reading The young sailor, viewed from the distance, had the air and attitude of saying rude things in a provoking manner.

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

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

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

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

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

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

From this reading At the other side of the croquet lawn Lieutenant Reginald Beauchamp and Miss Enid Mallory were leaning on their mallets with every appearance of being engaged in a violent quarrel.

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

From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE The handsome pension which Mr. Vernon Mallory drew as a distinguished servant of the Foreign Office, added to considerable private means, enabled him to occupy one of the most important residences in the place.

which person or people

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It had large, well-shaded tennis and croquet lawns, and here, later on that same afternoon, Mr. Mallory was sitting under a copper beech with his wife, a gentle, patient lady, who had the misfortune to be blind.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The young sailor, viewed from the distance, had the air and attitude of saying rude things in a provoking manner.