Chapter X

in an enjoyable manner

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

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

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

(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 There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

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

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At Torhampton we had capital games, and such glorious ground.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

used as intensifiers

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading “_I_ think it capital fun, I know.

not faithful to a spouse or lover

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

the protruding part of the lower jaw

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

a dark purplish-red color

From this reading OVER THEIR CLARET “Great fun, croquet, isn’t it?

-ing form of “conspire” — engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

drive away by hitting with one's ball

From this reading OVER THEIR CLARET “Great fun, croquet, isn’t it?

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

start firing a weapon

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading OVER THEIR CLARET “Great fun, croquet, isn’t it?

plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading At Torhampton we had capital games, and such glorious ground.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading At Torhampton we had capital games, and such glorious ground.

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

From this reading OVER THEIR CLARET “Great fun, croquet, isn’t it?

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading At Torhampton we had capital games, and such glorious ground.

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

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

From this reading At Torhampton we had capital games, and such glorious ground.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

a rug spread out in front of a fireplace

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

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

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

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

From this reading “_I_ think it capital fun, I know.

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

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

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From this reading OVER THEIR CLARET “Great fun, croquet, isn’t it?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading OVER THEIR CLARET “Great fun, croquet, isn’t it?

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “_I_ think it capital fun, I know.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

a large number or amount

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

above and across; more than

From this reading OVER THEIR CLARET “Great fun, croquet, isn’t it?

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

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

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

having a supporting base

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

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

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading OVER THEIR CLARET “Great fun, croquet, isn’t it?

in or at that place or location

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

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

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

a special situation

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “_I_ think it capital fun, I know.

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

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

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

From this reading At Torhampton we had capital games, and such glorious ground.

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

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading At Torhampton we had capital games, and such glorious ground.

a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Awful fun with pretty girls,” exclaimed Vane Trevor, rising, and standing on the hearthrug, with his back to the fire, and his glass in his hand, and simpering agreeably with his chin in the air.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading There’s so much cheating—ha, ha!—isn’t there?—and such lots of—of—whispering and conspiring—and—and—all that sort of thing, you know; and the girls like it awfully.