Chapter IX · Chapter 9

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading Throughout their previous acquaintance it had been Rickmansworth who was eager and excited, Ayre who applied the cold water.

any specific behavior

From this reading Now the parts were reversed, and the younger man found great solace in jocosely rallying his senior on his unwonted zeal and activity.

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

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles

From this reading Throughout their previous acquaintance it had been Rickmansworth who was eager and excited, Ayre who applied the cold water.

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

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From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

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

From this reading The Battle of Baden.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading The Battle of Baden.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Throughout their previous acquaintance it had been Rickmansworth who was eager and excited, Ayre who applied the cold water.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Throughout their previous acquaintance it had been Rickmansworth who was eager and excited, Ayre who applied the cold water.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading Throughout their previous acquaintance it had been Rickmansworth who was eager and excited, Ayre who applied the cold water.

-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading Lord Rickmansworth was enjoying himself.

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading Throughout their previous acquaintance it had been Rickmansworth who was eager and excited, Ayre who applied the cold water.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

set up or found

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Now the parts were reversed, and the younger man found great solace in jocosely rallying his senior on his unwonted zeal and activity.

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

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

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

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Lord Rickmansworth was enjoying himself.

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

From this reading Now the parts were reversed, and the younger man found great solace in jocosely rallying his senior on his unwonted zeal and activity.

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

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Throughout their previous acquaintance it had been Rickmansworth who was eager and excited, Ayre who applied the cold water.

with humor

From this reading Now the parts were reversed, and the younger man found great solace in jocosely rallying his senior on his unwonted zeal and activity.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Lord Rickmansworth was enjoying himself.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Now the parts were reversed, and the younger man found great solace in jocosely rallying his senior on his unwonted zeal and activity.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now the parts were reversed, and the younger man found great solace in jocosely rallying his senior on his unwonted zeal and activity.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Battle of Baden.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Now the parts were reversed, and the younger man found great solace in jocosely rallying his senior on his unwonted zeal and activity.

above and across; more than

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

the local environment

From this reading Now the parts were reversed, and the younger man found great solace in jocosely rallying his senior on his unwonted zeal and activity.

plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading Throughout their previous acquaintance it had been Rickmansworth who was eager and excited, Ayre who applied the cold water.

the act of mobilizing for a common purpose

From this reading Now the parts were reversed, and the younger man found great solace in jocosely rallying his senior on his unwonted zeal and activity.

past form of “relish” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

turned inside out and resewn

From this reading Now the parts were reversed, and the younger man found great solace in jocosely rallying his senior on his unwonted zeal and activity.

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

From this reading Lord Rickmansworth was enjoying himself.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service

From this reading Now the parts were reversed, and the younger man found great solace in jocosely rallying his senior on his unwonted zeal and activity.

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

From this reading Now the parts were reversed, and the younger man found great solace in jocosely rallying his senior on his unwonted zeal and activity.

having a supporting base

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

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

From this reading The Battle of Baden.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Throughout their previous acquaintance it had been Rickmansworth who was eager and excited, Ayre who applied the cold water.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading Throughout their previous acquaintance it had been Rickmansworth who was eager and excited, Ayre who applied the cold water.

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

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

in the direction of

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

unaccustomed or unusual

From this reading Now the parts were reversed, and the younger man found great solace in jocosely rallying his senior on his unwonted zeal and activity.

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

From this reading Lord Rickmansworth was enjoying himself.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Throughout their previous acquaintance it had been Rickmansworth who was eager and excited, Ayre who applied the cold water.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Now the parts were reversed, and the younger man found great solace in jocosely rallying his senior on his unwonted zeal and activity.

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

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

which person or people

From this reading Throughout their previous acquaintance it had been Rickmansworth who was eager and excited, Ayre who applied the cold water.

belonging to which person

From this reading Over and above the particular pleasures for whose sake he had come to Baden, he relished intensely the new attitude in which he found himself standing toward Ayre.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading Now the parts were reversed, and the younger man found great solace in jocosely rallying his senior on his unwonted zeal and activity.

a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

From this reading Now the parts were reversed, and the younger man found great solace in jocosely rallying his senior on his unwonted zeal and activity.