Chapter VII

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

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

in addition

From this reading Gilbert had also been invited and her brother Jack, but Jack had refused to go.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

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

From this reading Gilbert had also been invited and her brother Jack, but Jack had refused to go.

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From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

plural of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Gilbert had also been invited and her brother Jack, but Jack had refused to go.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Gilbert had also been invited and her brother Jack, but Jack had refused to go.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Gilbert had also been invited and her brother Jack, but Jack had refused to go.

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From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading She was coming down the stairs on the Friday morning and heard a familiar whistling.

a large formal assembly

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

a small farm worked by a crofter

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Jack, I do wish you wouldn’t whistle so flat.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Jack’s door was open, and the musical-comedy tune—rather flat—proceeded from his room.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading She was coming down the stairs on the Friday morning and heard a familiar whistling.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading She was coming down the stairs on the Friday morning and heard a familiar whistling.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading Jack’s door was open, and the musical-comedy tune—rather flat—proceeded from his room.

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

From this reading She was coming down the stairs on the Friday morning and heard a familiar whistling.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Jack’s door was open, and the musical-comedy tune—rather flat—proceeded from his room.

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

From this reading Gilbert had also been invited and her brother Jack, but Jack had refused to go.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Gilbert had also been invited and her brother Jack, but Jack had refused to go.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

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

From this reading Gilbert had also been invited and her brother Jack, but Jack had refused to go.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading She was coming down the stairs on the Friday morning and heard a familiar whistling.

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

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

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

From this reading Jack’s door was open, and the musical-comedy tune—rather flat—proceeded from his room.

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From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

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

From this reading “Jack, I do wish you wouldn’t whistle so flat.

past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of

From this reading Gilbert had also been invited and her brother Jack, but Jack had refused to go.

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

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

a small worthless amount

From this reading Gilbert had also been invited and her brother Jack, but Jack had refused to go.

possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount

From this reading Jack’s door was open, and the musical-comedy tune—rather flat—proceeded from his room.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading She was coming down the stairs on the Friday morning and heard a familiar whistling.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

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

From this reading Jack’s door was open, and the musical-comedy tune—rather flat—proceeded from his room.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She was coming down the stairs on the Friday morning and heard a familiar whistling.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

and nothing more

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Jack’s door was open, and the musical-comedy tune—rather flat—proceeded from his room.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

past form of “proceed” — continue talking

From this reading Jack’s door was open, and the musical-comedy tune—rather flat—proceeded from his room.

on the contrary

From this reading Jack’s door was open, and the musical-comedy tune—rather flat—proceeded from his room.

past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards

From this reading Gilbert had also been invited and her brother Jack, but Jack had refused to go.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Jack’s door was open, and the musical-comedy tune—rather flat—proceeded from his room.

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

From this reading She was coming down the stairs on the Friday morning and heard a familiar whistling.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Jack, I do wish you wouldn’t whistle so flat.

the act of spending or disbursing money

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading She was coming down the stairs on the Friday morning and heard a familiar whistling.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

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

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

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

From this reading Gilbert had also been invited and her brother Jack, but Jack had refused to go.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading Jack’s door was open, and the musical-comedy tune—rather flat—proceeded from his room.

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From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

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

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

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

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

in or at the place that

From this reading “LOVE IS THE ONLY CONVENTION” Claudia was spending the week-end out of town at Holme Court, Wargrave, where one of her aunts, Mrs. Armesby Croft, always spent a good part of the summer.

make whistling sounds

From this reading “Jack, I do wish you wouldn’t whistle so flat.

the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

From this reading She was coming down the stairs on the Friday morning and heard a familiar whistling.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading “Jack, I do wish you wouldn’t whistle so flat.

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From this reading “Jack, I do wish you wouldn’t whistle so flat.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Jack, I do wish you wouldn’t whistle so flat.