Chapter IX

matters of personal concern

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

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

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

from appearances alone

From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

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

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

plural of “conclusion” — a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)

From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

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From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

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From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

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From this reading "Evan, do you know Dr. Everett?"

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

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From this reading "Evan, do you know Dr. Everett?"

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

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

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From this reading "Evan, do you know Dr. Everett?"

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading "TREMENDOUS FACTS!"

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

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From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

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

From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

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

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

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

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

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

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

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

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "Evan, do you know Dr. Everett?"

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From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

above and across; more than

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)

From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

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

From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

in an exhaustive manner

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

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

From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading "TREMENDOUS FACTS!"

precisely as stated

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

(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 IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

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

From this reading IT is well that Mrs. Marion Dennis felt entirely safe in her friend Flossy's hands, for her affairs were very thoroughly talked over that evening, and sundry conclusions arrived at.

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

From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

in the company of; together with

From this reading One question Mrs. Roberts asked her husband, at the close of the conference, which apparently had nothing to do with Marion Dennis's affairs.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Evan, do you know Dr. Everett?"