Chapter XIII

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

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

later than; following

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

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

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

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

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

brought into existence

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

the appearance conveyed by a person's face

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

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From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

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From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

any strong feeling

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

at any time

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

money paid out; an amount spent

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

the point or degree to which something extends

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

a flaw or weak point

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

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

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

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

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

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

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

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

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

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

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

quickly aroused to anger

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

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

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

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

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SECRET WORKINGS OF THE SYSTEM.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

in other respects or ways

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

a future prospect or potential

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

make a prediction about; tell in advance

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

smoke and exhale strongly

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

move over something with pressure

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading SECRET WORKINGS OF THE SYSTEM.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

cross one's eyes as if in strabismus

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading SECRET WORKINGS OF THE SYSTEM.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

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

From this reading SECRET WORKINGS OF THE SYSTEM.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

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

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

forceful exertion

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

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

From this reading Peter Dieman was happier than usual one morning, if he could ever be called happy by any possibility of reading such a state of feeling in his otherwise perverse and irascible countenance.

(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 Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Well, Peter was never more happy in all his born days; but what the extent of that emotion might become in his after life was hard to predict at that time.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Whenever he was in good humor, it was his never failing custom to puff at his pipe like a locomotive getting off a dead-center, and to rub his hands with less expenditure of energy, and to squint his eyes with less vigor, and to shut his mouth with less desire to keep it closed.

the internal mechanism of a device

From this reading SECRET WORKINGS OF THE SYSTEM.