Chapter II · The Supper at the White Hart

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

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

(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 But the word inn, how comfortable it is in all its significations.

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

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

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

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

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

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

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

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

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

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

touched lightly in passing; grazed against

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

From this reading It is unEnglish, uncomfortable, unsatisfactory, a combination, I suppose, of host and hell, the one the recipient of perturbed spirits, and the other their tormentor.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading But the word inn, how comfortable it is in all its significations.

under normal conditions

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

set up or found

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

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

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading I hate the very name hotel.

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading It is unEnglish, uncomfortable, unsatisfactory, a combination, I suppose, of host and hell, the one the recipient of perturbed spirits, and the other their tormentor.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading It is unEnglish, uncomfortable, unsatisfactory, a combination, I suppose, of host and hell, the one the recipient of perturbed spirits, and the other their tormentor.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading I hate the very name hotel.

plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

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From this reading But the word inn, how comfortable it is in all its significations.

ten 10s

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

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

From this reading I hate the very name hotel.

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

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

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

From this reading It is unEnglish, uncomfortable, unsatisfactory, a combination, I suppose, of host and hell, the one the recipient of perturbed spirits, and the other their tormentor.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is unEnglish, uncomfortable, unsatisfactory, a combination, I suppose, of host and hell, the one the recipient of perturbed spirits, and the other their tormentor.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading But the word inn, how comfortable it is in all its significations.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

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

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

for more time

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

the force of workers available

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

used to form the superlative

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I hate the very name hotel.

clean or organized

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

not any; not one

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

not one thing; not anything

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

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

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It is unEnglish, uncomfortable, unsatisfactory, a combination, I suppose, of host and hell, the one the recipient of perturbed spirits, and the other their tormentor.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading It is unEnglish, uncomfortable, unsatisfactory, a combination, I suppose, of host and hell, the one the recipient of perturbed spirits, and the other their tormentor.

an amount of time

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)

From this reading It is unEnglish, uncomfortable, unsatisfactory, a combination, I suppose, of host and hell, the one the recipient of perturbed spirits, and the other their tormentor.

plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

with speed

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

a person who receives something

From this reading It is unEnglish, uncomfortable, unsatisfactory, a combination, I suppose, of host and hell, the one the recipient of perturbed spirits, and the other their tormentor.

plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

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From this reading But the word inn, how comfortable it is in all its significations.

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

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

in the near future

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading It is unEnglish, uncomfortable, unsatisfactory, a combination, I suppose, of host and hell, the one the recipient of perturbed spirits, and the other their tormentor.

(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

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From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

express a supposition

From this reading It is unEnglish, uncomfortable, unsatisfactory, a combination, I suppose, of host and hell, the one the recipient of perturbed spirits, and the other their tormentor.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

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From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

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

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

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

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

someone who torments

From this reading It is unEnglish, uncomfortable, unsatisfactory, a combination, I suppose, of host and hell, the one the recipient of perturbed spirits, and the other their tormentor.

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

conducive to or feeling mental discomfort

From this reading It is unEnglish, uncomfortable, unsatisfactory, a combination, I suppose, of host and hell, the one the recipient of perturbed spirits, and the other their tormentor.

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From this reading It is unEnglish, uncomfortable, unsatisfactory, a combination, I suppose, of host and hell, the one the recipient of perturbed spirits, and the other their tormentor.

not giving satisfaction

From this reading It is unEnglish, uncomfortable, unsatisfactory, a combination, I suppose, of host and hell, the one the recipient of perturbed spirits, and the other their tormentor.

precisely as stated

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

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

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

during the time that

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

a Caucasian

From this reading The White Hart of Tarningham was a neat little country inn, such as was commonly found in most of the small towns of England at the period of my tale.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading But the word inn, how comfortable it is in all its significations.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading They are rapidly being brushed off the face of the earth by the great broom of the steam-engine, and very soon the "pleasures of an inn" will be no longer known but by the records of history, while men run through the world at the rate of a hundred miles an hour, finding nothing on their way but stations and "hotels."