used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
AldermannounUS /ˈɔːldərmən/
a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
on or to one side
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
BathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
BristolnounUS /ˈbrɪstəl/
an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
demandingadjectiveUS /dɪˈmændɪŋ/
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
the act of discovering something
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
dispensedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspenst/
distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
electionnounUS /ɪˈlekʃən/
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
electionsnounUS /ɪˈlekʃənz/
plural of “election” — a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
fishesnounUS /ˈfɪʃəz/
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
frowningadjectiveUS /ˈfraʊnɪŋ/
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
destroyed or killed
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
grumblingnounUS /ˈɡrʌmbəlɪŋ/
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She’s out now!” he whispered.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
ill-content
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From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
loavesnounUS /loʊvz/
plural of “loaf” — a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
roused to anger
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
magnatesnounUS /ˈmæɡneɪts/
plural of “magnate” — a very wealthy or powerful businessman
From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “She’s out now!” he whispered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
by chance
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
pluckedadjectiveUS /plʌkt/
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
reinforcedadjectiveUS /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːrst/
given added strength or support
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
She's
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From this reading “She’s out now!” he whispered.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
term of address for a man
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
sleevenounUS /sliːv/
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
supportersnounUS /səˈpɔːrtərz/
plural of “supporter” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
Toryism
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From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
troopedverbUS /truːpt/
past form of “troop” — march in a procession
From this reading And so, frowning and ill-content, the magnates trooped out, and led by White began to descend the stairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
in or at the place that
From this reading In the hall where the party was reinforced by a crowd of their smaller supporters a man plucked White’s sleeve and drew him aside.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
a Caucasian
From this reading As White said, this election was not as other elections; Bath was lost, and Bristol, too, it was whispered; the country was gone mad.
White'snounUS /waɪts/
possessive form of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading There was much confusion, one asking if the Alderman was there, another demanding to see Sir Robert, here a man grumbling about White’s arrangements, there a man silent over the discovery, made perhaps for the first time, that here was like to be an end of old Toryism and the loaves and the fishes it had dispensed.
