Chapter IV

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

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

in actual fact

From this reading "Here's actually the man Dawson himself."

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

From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.

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

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

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

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.

a boy or man

From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.

inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.

a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike

From this reading "Here's actually the man Dawson himself."

a room used for dining

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.

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

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

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

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

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

From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.

having or involving the use of hands

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

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

From this reading "Here's actually the man Dawson himself."

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "Here's actually the man Dawson himself."

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

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

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

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

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

From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.

and nothing more

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

according to the clock

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

above and across; more than

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.

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

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

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

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

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

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I sprang from my chair, as though I had received an electric shock.

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

From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading This is funny, old chap," I cried turning to my friend.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Well!

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

From this reading The next night, just before nine o'clock, as Reggie and I were chatting over our coffee in our cosy little dining-room in Great Russell Street, Glave, our man, tapped, entered, and handed me a card.