Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

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From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

in the past

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

having help; often used as a combining form

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

(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 Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

a narrow street with walls on both sides

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

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From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

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

From this reading COUPLER _Mrs. Booth._ NURSE _Mrs. Bradshaw._ Sempstress, Postilion, Maid, _and_ Servants.

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

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

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From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

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From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches

From this reading COUPLER _Mrs. Booth._ NURSE _Mrs. Bradshaw._ Sempstress, Postilion, Maid, _and_ Servants.

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From this reading COUPLER _Mrs. Booth._ NURSE _Mrs. Bradshaw._ Sempstress, Postilion, Maid, _and_ Servants.

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From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

lacking funds

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

marked by continuous change or effective action

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

lacking grace in movement or posture

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

From this reading COUPLER _Mrs. Booth._ NURSE _Mrs. Bradshaw._ Sempstress, Postilion, Maid, _and_ Servants.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

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From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading What various transformations we remark, From east Whitechapel to the west Hyde Park!

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

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From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

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From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading What various transformations we remark, From east Whitechapel to the west Hyde Park!

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From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

a girl who behaves in a boyish manner

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

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From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

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From this reading What various transformations we remark, From east Whitechapel to the west Hyde Park!

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading SCENE--SCARBOROUGH AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

someone who makes jewelry

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

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From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

without love

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

a female domestic

From this reading COUPLER _Mrs. Booth._ NURSE _Mrs. Bradshaw._ Sempstress, Postilion, Maid, _and_ Servants.

the force of workers available

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

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From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

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

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

a form of address for a man

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading SCENE--SCARBOROUGH AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

United States writer (1870-1902)

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading COUPLER _Mrs. Booth._ NURSE _Mrs. Bradshaw._ Sempstress, Postilion, Maid, _and_ Servants.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

United States golfer (born in 1929)

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading What various transformations we remark, From east Whitechapel to the west Hyde Park!

United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

United States sociologist (1902-1979)

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

covered with a firm surface

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman)

From this reading COUPLER _Mrs. Booth._ NURSE _Mrs. Bradshaw._ Sempstress, Postilion, Maid, _and_ Servants.

question or examine thoroughly and closely

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

wandering freely

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading What various transformations we remark, From east Whitechapel to the west Hyde Park!

English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

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From this reading SCENE--SCARBOROUGH AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading SCENE--SCARBOROUGH AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

someone who makes or mends dresses

From this reading COUPLER _Mrs. Booth._ NURSE _Mrs. Bradshaw._ Sempstress, Postilion, Maid, _and_ Servants.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading COUPLER _Mrs. Booth._ NURSE _Mrs. Bradshaw._ Sempstress, Postilion, Maid, _and_ Servants.

a person who makes or repairs shoes

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

term of address for a man

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

adjust to a specific need or market

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

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

From this reading What various transformations we remark, From east Whitechapel to the west Hyde Park!

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

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

From this reading What various transformations we remark, From east Whitechapel to the west Hyde Park!

male cat

From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

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From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

plural of “transformation” — a qualitative change

From this reading What various transformations we remark, From east Whitechapel to the west Hyde Park!

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From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading What various transformations we remark, From east Whitechapel to the west Hyde Park!

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From this reading LORD FOPPINGTON _Mr. Dodd._ SIR TUNBELLY CLUMSY _Mr. Moody._ COLONEL TOWNLY _Mr. Brereton._ LOVELESS _Mr. Smith._ TOM FASHION _Mr. J. Palmer._ LA VAROLE _Mr. Burton._ LORY _Mr. Baddeley._ PROBE _Mr. Parsons._ MENDLEGS _Mr. Norris._ JEWELLER _Mr. Lamash_ SHOEMAKER _Mr. Carpenter._ TAILOR _Mr. Parker._ AMANDA _Mrs. Robinson._ BERINTHIA _Miss Farren._ MISS HOYDEN _Mrs. Abington._ MRS.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading What various transformations we remark, From east Whitechapel to the west Hyde Park!

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

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading What various transformations we remark, From east Whitechapel to the west Hyde Park!

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What various transformations we remark, From east Whitechapel to the west Hyde Park!

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From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

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

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

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From this reading What various transformations we remark, From east Whitechapel to the west Hyde Park!

in the company of; together with

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

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From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Men, women, children, houses, signs, and fashions, State, stage, trade, taste, the humours and the passions; The Exchange, 'Change Alley, wheresoe'er you're ranging, Court, city, country, all are changed or changing The streets, some time ago, were paved with stones, Which, aided by a hackney-coach, half broke your bones.