Chapter IV

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

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

(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 He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

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

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

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

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

an alloy of copper and zinc

From this reading A relief to feel that he no longer wore the brass buttons of servitude; of late they had seemed to reproach him.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

From this reading A relief to feel that he no longer wore the brass buttons of servitude; of late they had seemed to reproach him.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

clothing in general

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

plural of “delivery” — the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

an opposing military force

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

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

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading A relief to feel that he no longer wore the brass buttons of servitude; of late they had seemed to reproach him.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

a person who exercises control over workers

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

a man of refinement

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

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

From this reading “You _would_ go on in your own tin-pot way,” said the van foreman regretfully, “no matter what I said.

the act of departing

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

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

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

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

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

having or involving the use of hands

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

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

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

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

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

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

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

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

From this reading “You _would_ go on in your own tin-pot way,” said the van foreman regretfully, “no matter what I said.

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

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

and nothing more

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

immediately past

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading A relief to feel that he no longer wore the brass buttons of servitude; of late they had seemed to reproach him.

for more time

From this reading A relief to feel that he no longer wore the brass buttons of servitude; of late they had seemed to reproach him.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading “You _would_ go on in your own tin-pot way,” said the van foreman regretfully, “no matter what I said.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

not any; not one

From this reading A relief to feel that he no longer wore the brass buttons of servitude; of late they had seemed to reproach him.

according to the clock

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

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

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “You _would_ go on in your own tin-pot way,” said the van foreman regretfully, “no matter what I said.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

a wrapped container

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

with regret (used in polite formulas)

From this reading “You _would_ go on in your own tin-pot way,” said the van foreman regretfully, “no matter what I said.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading A relief to feel that he no longer wore the brass buttons of servitude; of late they had seemed to reproach him.

a mild rebuke or criticism

From this reading A relief to feel that he no longer wore the brass buttons of servitude; of late they had seemed to reproach him.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “You _would_ go on in your own tin-pot way,” said the van foreman regretfully, “no matter what I said.

express in words

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment

From this reading A relief to feel that he no longer wore the brass buttons of servitude; of late they had seemed to reproach him.

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

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

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

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

resistant to change of position or condition

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

a county in southeastern England on the Thames

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

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

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A relief to feel that he no longer wore the brass buttons of servitude; of late they had seemed to reproach him.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

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

From this reading “You _would_ go on in your own tin-pot way,” said the van foreman regretfully, “no matter what I said.

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

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences

From this reading He had brought with him that morning a parcel of private clothes, and just before going out with the six o’clock turn, he had changed, and had handed in the corduroy uniform.

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading He had driven round the Surrey side with the air of a sporting gentleman taking out his own horse and trap; the private clothes helped him to say his good-byes with dignity to all, and especially to his old enemy, the van foreman.

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

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

clean by virtue of having been washed in water

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “You _would_ go on in your own tin-pot way,” said the van foreman regretfully, “no matter what I said.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading A relief to feel that he no longer wore the brass buttons of servitude; of late they had seemed to reproach him.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading THE third round of deliveries was finished, and, arrived at his last evening, Erb, coat and collar off, washed away the traces of work in the stable pail with the aid of some aggressive soft soap that seemed to have its own way in everything.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “You _would_ go on in your own tin-pot way,” said the van foreman regretfully, “no matter what I said.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You _would_ go on in your own tin-pot way,” said the van foreman regretfully, “no matter what I said.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You _would_ go on in your own tin-pot way,” said the van foreman regretfully, “no matter what I said.