Chapter IX · Chapter 9

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.

plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

a theatrical performer

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

(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 He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

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

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

feeling or showing anger

From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

any thing at all

From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.

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

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

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

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.

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From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.

at any time

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.

the basis on which something is grounded

From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.

the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.

the act of giving

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

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

From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.

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

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

an established custom

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

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

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

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

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

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

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

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

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.

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

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

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

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.

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From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

the sound of laughing

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.

held dear

From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

not any; not one

From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.

yielding a fair profit

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.

by chance

From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.

plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

the quality of being simple or uncompounded

From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

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

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

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

From this reading Brook Johnstone had never been in the habit of observing his sensations nor of paying any great attention to his actions.

a source of difficulty

From this reading He had been liked, loved, and made much of, not for anything he had ever taken the trouble to do, but partly for his own sake, and partly on account of his position.

precisely as stated

From this reading Possibly, it would have made him very angry, but it certainly had no foundation at all in fact.

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

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.

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

From this reading Such charm as he had for women lay in his frankness, good humour, and simplicity of character.

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

From this reading He was not at all an actor, as Clare believed him to be, and the idea that he could ever have taken pleasure in giving pain would have made him laugh.