Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

Having no one else present.

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "Every time I get alone I just giggle myself into spasms.

offering or expressing apology

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

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From this reading Author of _The Spenders_, _The Lions of the Lord_, _The Boss of Little Arcady_, etc.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Author of _The Spenders_, _The Lions of the Lord_, _The Boss of Little Arcady_, etc.

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

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

a person who exercises control over workers

From this reading Author of _The Spenders_, _The Lions of the Lord_, _The Boss of Little Arcady_, etc.

the two together, not just one

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

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From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

a hazard on a golf course

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Garden City ...

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "Every time I get alone I just giggle myself into spasms.

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

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

a female human offspring

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

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From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

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From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "Every time I get alone I just giggle myself into spasms.

with elegance; in a tastefully elegant manner

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

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From this reading Author of _The Spenders_, _The Lions of the Lord_, _The Boss of Little Arcady_, etc.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "Every time I get alone I just giggle myself into spasms.

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

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

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From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

superlative of “funny” — arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading Isn't it the funniest?"

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Garden City ...

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "Every time I get alone I just giggle myself into spasms.

a foolish or nervous laugh

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "Every time I get alone I just giggle myself into spasms.

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

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

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

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

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

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

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

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

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "Every time I get alone I just giggle myself into spasms.

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

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "Every time I get alone I just giggle myself into spasms.

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From this reading Isn't it the funniest?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Isn't it the funniest?"

and nothing more

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "Every time I get alone I just giggle myself into spasms.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

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From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading Author of _The Spenders_, _The Lions of the Lord_, _The Boss of Little Arcady_, etc.

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

From this reading Author of _The Spenders_, _The Lions of the Lord_, _The Boss of Little Arcady_, etc.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Author of _The Spenders_, _The Lions of the Lord_, _The Boss of Little Arcady_, etc.

backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "Every time I get alone I just giggle myself into spasms.

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

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "Every time I get alone I just giggle myself into spasms.

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

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of _The Spenders_, _The Lions of the Lord_, _The Boss of Little Arcady_, etc.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "Every time I get alone I just giggle myself into spasms.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

filled with bewilderment

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

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

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

cut with a saw

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

plural of “spasm” — a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "Every time I get alone I just giggle myself into spasms.

plural of “spender” — English poet and critic (1909-1995)

From this reading Author of _The Spenders_, _The Lions of the Lord_, _The Boss of Little Arcady_, etc.

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From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

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

From this reading Author of _The Spenders_, _The Lions of the Lord_, _The Boss of Little Arcady_, etc.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

from that time on

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading New York Doubleday, Page & Company "Every time I get alone I just giggle myself into spasms.

past form of “trail” — to lag or linger behind

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

plural of “trinket” — cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

up to a particular time

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

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

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

a specific feeling of desire

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

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 New York Doubleday, Page & Company "Every time I get alone I just giggle myself into spasms.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It was a friendly young face he saw there, but troubled "I feared he was discommoding you," ventured the Countess, elegantly apologetic "Daughter!" said Breede with half a glance at the flapper In that instant Bean read the flapper's look, the look she had puzzled him with from their first meeting "Oh, put up your trinkets!" said Bean, with a fine affectation of weariness Thereafter, until late at night, the red car was trailed by the taxi-cab "Lumbago!" said Bean, both hands upon the life-belt Bunker Bean was wishing he could be different.