Chapter IV

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

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

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

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

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

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

someone who drives or rides in a boat

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

of large size for its weight

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “I never can resist that!” which used to disgust me with her; and make me ready to say, “More Shame for you if you cannot.”

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From this reading She was fond of Everything nice, and had a Habit of saying, “Oh, I can’t resist this!”

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From this reading “I never can resist that!” which used to disgust me with her; and make me ready to say, “More Shame for you if you cannot.”

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From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

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From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

fill with distaste

From this reading “I never can resist that!” which used to disgust me with her; and make me ready to say, “More Shame for you if you cannot.”

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

the act of consuming food

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading She was fond of Everything nice, and had a Habit of saying, “Oh, I can’t resist this!”

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

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading She was fond of Everything nice, and had a Habit of saying, “Oh, I can’t resist this!”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

a person who exercises control over workers

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

a .45-caliber pistol

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

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From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

an established custom

From this reading She was fond of Everything nice, and had a Habit of saying, “Oh, I can’t resist this!”

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

From this reading She was fond of Everything nice, and had a Habit of saying, “Oh, I can’t resist this!”

someone who cuts or beautifies hair

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

a female domestic

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

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

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “I never can resist that!” which used to disgust me with her; and make me ready to say, “More Shame for you if you cannot.”

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

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

the quality of being intemperate

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

conformity or harmony

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

engage in

From this reading “I never can resist that!” which used to disgust me with her; and make me ready to say, “More Shame for you if you cannot.”

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

From this reading “I never can resist that!” which used to disgust me with her; and make me ready to say, “More Shame for you if you cannot.”

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

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

From this reading “I never can resist that!” which used to disgust me with her; and make me ready to say, “More Shame for you if you cannot.”

to a great degree or extent

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “I never can resist that!” which used to disgust me with her; and make me ready to say, “More Shame for you if you cannot.”

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading She was fond of Everything nice, and had a Habit of saying, “Oh, I can’t resist this!”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

many times at short intervals

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

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

From this reading She was fond of Everything nice, and had a Habit of saying, “Oh, I can’t resist this!”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

and nothing more

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

a human being

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

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

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

professing to be qualified

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading “I never can resist that!” which used to disgust me with her; and make me ready to say, “More Shame for you if you cannot.”

elude, especially in a baffling way

From this reading She was fond of Everything nice, and had a Habit of saying, “Oh, I can’t resist this!”

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

except for; apart from

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

express in words

From this reading “I never can resist that!” which used to disgust me with her; and make me ready to say, “More Shame for you if you cannot.”

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading She was fond of Everything nice, and had a Habit of saying, “Oh, I can’t resist this!”

a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading “I never can resist that!” which used to disgust me with her; and make me ready to say, “More Shame for you if you cannot.”

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

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

status with respect to the relations between people or groups

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I never can resist that!” which used to disgust me with her; and make me ready to say, “More Shame for you if you cannot.”

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

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

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

From this reading She was fond of Everything nice, and had a Habit of saying, “Oh, I can’t resist this!”

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

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

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading “I never can resist that!” which used to disgust me with her; and make me ready to say, “More Shame for you if you cannot.”

precisely as stated

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

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

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

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

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

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

From this reading She and her Husband had always been well to do; and now she was Mistress of a large Business, with Court-patronage, such as it was, and a Foreman and three ’Prentices under her; besides keeping a professed Cook, Housemaid, and Scullion.

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

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

which person or people

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Result of the Water-Party._ THE only Person in the Boat, who was left for the Boatman to save, was Mistress _Glossop_, the Widow of a _Cheapside_ Hairdresser in a much larger Way of Business than my Father, with whom we were on very intimate Terms.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She was a Woman of about forty-five, tall, bulky, and with a very heated Face, which was the Result of Intemperance, not in drinking, but eating, as I have often heard her acknowledge.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I never can resist that!” which used to disgust me with her; and make me ready to say, “More Shame for you if you cannot.”