Chapter III

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

From this reading At last there comes a crisis in the affairs of Derval Hampton.

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

matters of personal concern

From this reading At last there comes a crisis in the affairs of Derval Hampton.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone

From this reading ON BOARD THE GOOD SHIP "AMETHYST."

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "Because I cannot have him at home here any longer, and what is more, dear Greville, I shall not!"

nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At last there comes a crisis in the affairs of Derval Hampton.

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From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

for the reason that

From this reading "Because I cannot have him at home here any longer, and what is more, dear Greville, I shall not!"

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading ON BOARD THE GOOD SHIP "AMETHYST."

the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

a youthful male person

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

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From this reading "Because I cannot have him at home here any longer, and what is more, dear Greville, I shall not!"

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading At last there comes a crisis in the affairs of Derval Hampton.

an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

From this reading At last there comes a crisis in the affairs of Derval Hampton.

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From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

dearly loved

From this reading "Because I cannot have him at home here any longer, and what is more, dear Greville, I shall not!"

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

with firmness

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

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From this reading At last there comes a crisis in the affairs of Derval Hampton.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

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

From this reading ON BOARD THE GOOD SHIP "AMETHYST."

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)

From this reading At last there comes a crisis in the affairs of Derval Hampton.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Because I cannot have him at home here any longer, and what is more, dear Greville, I shall not!"

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Because I cannot have him at home here any longer, and what is more, dear Greville, I shall not!"

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Because I cannot have him at home here any longer, and what is more, dear Greville, I shall not!"

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading "Because I cannot have him at home here any longer, and what is more, dear Greville, I shall not!"

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From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

of the present time and place

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

past form of “immerse” — thrust or throw into

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

of great significance or value

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

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

From this reading At last there comes a crisis in the affairs of Derval Hampton.

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

From this reading "Because I cannot have him at home here any longer, and what is more, dear Greville, I shall not!"

and nothing more

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

immediately past

From this reading At last there comes a crisis in the affairs of Derval Hampton.

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

for more time

From this reading "Because I cannot have him at home here any longer, and what is more, dear Greville, I shall not!"

comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

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From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

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

From this reading "Because I cannot have him at home here any longer, and what is more, dear Greville, I shall not!"

not any; not one

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Because I cannot have him at home here any longer, and what is more, dear Greville, I shall not!"

the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At last there comes a crisis in the affairs of Derval Hampton.

many times at short intervals

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON BOARD THE GOOD SHIP "AMETHYST."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

for a long time without essential change

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

recurring again and again

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

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From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

express in words

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

an educational institution

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "Because I cannot have him at home here any longer, and what is more, dear Greville, I shall not!"

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

transport commercially

From this reading ON BOARD THE GOOD SHIP "AMETHYST."

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

having a sophisticated charm

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

an idea that is suggested

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

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

From this reading ON BOARD THE GOOD SHIP "AMETHYST."

in or at that place or location

From this reading At last there comes a crisis in the affairs of Derval Hampton.

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

very small

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

force or impel in an indicated direction

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Because I cannot have him at home here any longer, and what is more, dear Greville, I shall not!"

at the time that

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

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

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

during the time that

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

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

From this reading As her husband made no immediate reply, but sat immersed in the "money article" of the _Times_, she repeated her observation or suggestion in a louder key, when he said, "Why, Anne?"

in the company of; together with

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading "How often am I to urge that this boy of yours should be sent to a boarding school or--to sea, dearest Greville," he heard his step-mother say decisively, but in a suave manner she was cunning enough to adopt with his father, when she had some important end in view, just as he took his seat at a side-table for breakfast to which he had been permanently banished, while little Rookleigh perched in a baby-chair (held in by a cross-bar) sat by his mamma's side and got tiny bits of the best of everything from her own hands.