Chapter IX

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

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

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

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

possessive form of “arthur” — elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

plural of “banquet” — a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

plural of “bean” — any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

cattle that are reared for their meat

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading DINNER (_continued_) "The strong table groans Beneath the smoking sirloin stretched immense."

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From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

a container; usually has a lid

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

a thick cream soup made from shellfish

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

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From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

without stop or interruption

From this reading DINNER (_continued_) "The strong table groans Beneath the smoking sirloin stretched immense."

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

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

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading _Quelle fête magnifique!_ The man who did not keep Christmas in a fitting manner in those days was not thought much of.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading _Quelle fête magnifique!_ The man who did not keep Christmas in a fitting manner in those days was not thought much of.

third-person singular of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

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

From this reading DINNER (_continued_) "The strong table groans Beneath the smoking sirloin stretched immense."

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

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading A Christmas dinner in the early Victorian era!

take in solid food

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading A Christmas dinner in the early Victorian era!

plural of “estate” — everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

From this reading _Quelle fête magnifique!_ The man who did not keep Christmas in a fitting manner in those days was not thought much of.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

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

From this reading _Quelle fête magnifique!_ The man who did not keep Christmas in a fitting manner in those days was not thought much of.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

plural of “groan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

From this reading DINNER (_continued_) "The strong table groans Beneath the smoking sirloin stretched immense."

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

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

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

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

a large number or amount

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

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

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

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

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

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

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading DINNER (_continued_) "The strong table groans Beneath the smoking sirloin stretched immense."

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

From this reading A Christmas dinner in the early Victorian era!

possessive form of “james” — a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading _Quelle fête magnifique!_ The man who did not keep Christmas in a fitting manner in those days was not thought much of.

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

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

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From this reading _Quelle fête magnifique!_ The man who did not keep Christmas in a fitting manner in those days was not thought much of.

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

From this reading _Quelle fête magnifique!_ The man who did not keep Christmas in a fitting manner in those days was not thought much of.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading _Quelle fête magnifique!_ The man who did not keep Christmas in a fitting manner in those days was not thought much of.

plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

being roughly between 45 and 65 years old

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

a form of address for a man

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

to a great degree or extent

From this reading _Quelle fête magnifique!_ The man who did not keep Christmas in a fitting manner in those days was not thought much of.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Quelle fête magnifique!_ The man who did not keep Christmas in a fitting manner in those days was not thought much of.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Quelle fête magnifique!_ The man who did not keep Christmas in a fitting manner in those days was not thought much of.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

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

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

more desirable than another

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

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

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

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From this reading _Quelle fête magnifique!_ The man who did not keep Christmas in a fitting manner in those days was not thought much of.

one who lives in solitude

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

ragout of game in a rich sauce

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

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

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump

From this reading DINNER (_continued_) "The strong table groans Beneath the smoking sirloin stretched immense."

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

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading DINNER (_continued_) "The strong table groans Beneath the smoking sirloin stretched immense."

exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

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

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading DINNER (_continued_) "The strong table groans Beneath the smoking sirloin stretched immense."

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading DINNER (_continued_) "The strong table groans Beneath the smoking sirloin stretched immense."

inflected form of “sum” — be a summary of

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading DINNER (_continued_) "The strong table groans Beneath the smoking sirloin stretched immense."

carry out

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

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

From this reading DINNER (_continued_) "The strong table groans Beneath the smoking sirloin stretched immense."

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading _Quelle fête magnifique!_ The man who did not keep Christmas in a fitting manner in those days was not thought much of.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading _Quelle fête magnifique!_ The man who did not keep Christmas in a fitting manner in those days was not thought much of.

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

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

thick steak cut from the beef tenderloin

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

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

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled

From this reading A Christmas dinner in the early Victorian era!

puff paste shell filled with a savory meat mixture usually with a sauce

From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

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

From this reading _Quelle fête magnifique!_ The man who did not keep Christmas in a fitting manner in those days was not thought much of.

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From this reading A merry Christmas--Bin F--A _Noel_ banquet--Water-cress--How Royalty fares--The Tsar--_Bouillabaisse_--_Tournedos_--_Bisque_--_Vol-au-vent_--_Prè salé_--Chinese banquets--A fixed bayonet--_Bernardin salmi_--The duck-squeezer--American cookery--"Borston" beans--He couldn't eat beef.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."

which person or people

From this reading _Quelle fête magnifique!_ The man who did not keep Christmas in a fitting manner in those days was not thought much of.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Dines by himself at the club on Christmas day!" was the way the late Mr. George Payne of sporting memory, summed up a certain middle-aged recluse, with heaps of money, who, although he had two estates in the country, preferred to live in two small rooms in St. James's Place, S.W., and to take his meals at "Arthur's."