Chapter V

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

From this reading LUNCHEON "'Tis a custom More honoured in the breach than the observance."

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

From this reading "Are these your sentiments?

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

From this reading "'More honoured in the breach,' do you say, Mr. Author?"

United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

From this reading LUNCHEON "'Tis a custom More honoured in the breach than the observance."

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

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

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

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

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

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

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading LUNCHEON "'Tis a custom More honoured in the breach than the observance."

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "'More honoured in the breach,' do you say, Mr. Author?"

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

something many people believe that is false

From this reading I fancy I hear some reader inquire.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

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

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading I fancy I hear some reader inquire.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

past form of “honour” — bestow honor or rewards upon

From this reading LUNCHEON "'Tis a custom More honoured in the breach than the observance."

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

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

From this reading I fancy I hear some reader inquire.

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

From this reading LUNCHEON "'Tis a custom More honoured in the breach than the observance."

address a question to and expect an answer from

From this reading I fancy I hear some reader inquire.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

a historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

take the midday meal

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

a midday meal

From this reading LUNCHEON "'Tis a custom More honoured in the breach than the observance."

plural of “lunch” — a midday meal

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading LUNCHEON "'Tis a custom More honoured in the breach than the observance."

a form of address for a man

From this reading "'More honoured in the breach,' do you say, Mr. Author?"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading LUNCHEON "'Tis a custom More honoured in the breach than the observance."

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

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

-ing form of “overdo” — do something to an excessive degree

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading I fancy I hear some reader inquire.

the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

express in words

From this reading "'More honoured in the breach,' do you say, Mr. Author?"

plural of “sentiment” — tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

From this reading "Are these your sentiments?

term of address for a man

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

hunt or shoot snipe

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I fancy I hear some reader inquire.

a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading LUNCHEON "'Tis a custom More honoured in the breach than the observance."

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

From this reading LUNCHEON "'Tis a custom More honoured in the breach than the observance."

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading "Are these your sentiments?

United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading LUNCHEON "'Tis a custom More honoured in the breach than the observance."

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading Why lunch?--Sir Henry Thompson on overdoing it--The children's dinner--City lunches--Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese--Doctor Johnson--Ye pudding--A great fall in food--A snipe pudding--Skirt, not rump steak--Lancashire hot pot--A Cape "brady."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "'More honoured in the breach,' do you say, Mr. Author?"

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Are these your sentiments?