Chapter III

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

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

later than; following

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

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

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

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

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

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

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

exhale hard

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

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

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

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

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

determining or having the power to determine an outcome

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

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

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

consider bad or wrong

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

take in liquids

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

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

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

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

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

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

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

death of a person

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

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

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

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

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

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

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

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

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

be the source of pain

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

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

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

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

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

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

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

in a keen or penetrating way

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

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

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

the force of workers available

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

-ing form of “mess” — eat in a mess hall

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

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

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

plural of “mortar” — a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

not any; not one

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

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

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

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

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

a full supply

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

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

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

cause friction

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

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

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

carry out

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

status with respect to the relations between people or groups

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

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

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading He has no stomach for those mortars that are playing on the place, and he knows that Orange, having got his teeth in, will never take them out.

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

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

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

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

soldiers collectively

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

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

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

plural of “volunteer” — (military) a person who freely enlists for service

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

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

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

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

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

which person or people

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

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

From this reading There will be some hot work before Grave is taken, and plenty of good men will get their marching orders," for the Prince and his troops were now besieging Grave keenly, and the English volunteers were messing together after an assault which had captured some of the outworks.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

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

From this reading "I would lay you what you like, Rooke," drawled Venner, "if I were not a Puritan, and didn't disapprove of drinking and gambling and other works of Satan, that Chamilly will come to terms within fourteen days.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading A DECISIVE BLOW "You have the devil's luck, Graham," said Rooke, who had taken a meal fit for two men, and now had settled down to smoke and drink for the evening.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "To get the best place in the attack to-day on the town, and to escape with nothing more than a cat scratch, which will not hurt your beauty, is more than any ordinary man can expect.