Chapter XX

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

From this reading The lamp was discreetly swung in a distant corner and the button which lighted the lamp carefully concealed.

projectiles to be fired from a gun

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

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

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

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

From this reading The lamp was discreetly swung in a distant corner and the button which lighted the lamp carefully concealed.

Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At ten o’clock one morning Anthony Trent sallied forth to loot.

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From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

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

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

From this reading The lamp was discreetly swung in a distant corner and the button which lighted the lamp carefully concealed.

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

taking care or paying attention

From this reading The lamp was discreetly swung in a distant corner and the button which lighted the lamp carefully concealed.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

the act of examining resemblances

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

not accessible to view

From this reading The lamp was discreetly swung in a distant corner and the button which lighted the lamp carefully concealed.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading The lamp was discreetly swung in a distant corner and the button which lighted the lamp carefully concealed.

plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint

From this reading The lamp was discreetly swung in a distant corner and the button which lighted the lamp carefully concealed.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading The lamp was discreetly swung in a distant corner and the button which lighted the lamp carefully concealed.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

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

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The papers gave every necessary particular.

past form of “exhibit” — show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

a social unit living together

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

involving financial matters

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading At ten o’clock one morning Anthony Trent sallied forth to loot.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The papers gave every necessary particular.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

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

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

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

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

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

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

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

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

set afire or burning

From this reading The lamp was discreetly swung in a distant corner and the button which lighted the lamp carefully concealed.

goods or money obtained illegally

From this reading At ten o’clock one morning Anthony Trent sallied forth to loot.

a business engaged in manufacturing some product

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

plural of “millionaire” — a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

attach to a support

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

absolutely essential

From this reading The papers gave every necessary particular.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

according to the clock

From this reading At ten o’clock one morning Anthony Trent sallied forth to loot.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

owed as a debt

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading The papers gave every necessary particular.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading The papers gave every necessary particular.

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

past form of “purchase” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

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

From this reading At ten o’clock one morning Anthony Trent sallied forth to loot.

of something having the color of a blue sapphire

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

an impression that something might be the case

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

From this reading The lamp was discreetly swung in a distant corner and the button which lighted the lamp carefully concealed.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading At ten o’clock one morning Anthony Trent sallied forth to loot.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

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

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

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

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

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

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

a source of difficulty

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

precisely as stated

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

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

From this reading The lamp was discreetly swung in a distant corner and the button which lighted the lamp carefully concealed.

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

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.

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

From this reading The lamp was discreetly swung in a distant corner and the button which lighted the lamp carefully concealed.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “WANTED--AN EMERALD” Since Anthony Trent had replaced the red glass in his Benares lamp with the Mount Aubyn ruby, the other pieces of cut glass seemed so dull by comparison that had his visitors been many, suspicion must have arisen from the very difference they exhibited.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Reading one morning that owing to the financial trouble into which the war had plunged a great West of England family, the celebrated Edgcumbe sapphire had been purchased by a New York manufacturer of ammunition--one of the new millionaires created by the war to buy what other countries had to sacrifice.