Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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

From this reading We might be very sad--ridiculously sad--and yet have a sense of being braced, a whiff of open air in the mental atmosphere.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Everything to-night was done in the most punctilious manner, and it seemed appropriate that this last night should be a full-dress affair.

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

From this reading We might be very sad--ridiculously sad--and yet have a sense of being braced, a whiff of open air in the mental atmosphere.

a quantity of money

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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

From this reading We might be very sad--ridiculously sad--and yet have a sense of being braced, a whiff of open air in the mental atmosphere.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

From this reading Everything to-night was done in the most punctilious manner, and it seemed appropriate that this last night should be a full-dress affair.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

a particular environment or surrounding influence

From this reading We might be very sad--ridiculously sad--and yet have a sense of being braced, a whiff of open air in the mental atmosphere.

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

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Sir Edmund was going to Court (the first Court held in May), and his deputy lieutenant's uniform was laid on the bed.

a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading We might be very sad--ridiculously sad--and yet have a sense of being braced, a whiff of open air in the mental atmosphere.

in bodily form

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger

From this reading We might be very sad--ridiculously sad--and yet have a sense of being braced, a whiff of open air in the mental atmosphere.

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

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

touched lightly in passing; grazed against

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

clothing in general

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies

From this reading Sir Edmund was going to Court (the first Court held in May), and his deputy lieutenant's uniform was laid on the bed.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Everything to-night was done in the most punctilious manner, and it seemed appropriate that this last night should be a full-dress affair.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

put on clothes

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

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

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Everything to-night was done in the most punctilious manner, and it seemed appropriate that this last night should be a full-dress affair.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Sir Edmund was going to Court (the first Court held in May), and his deputy lieutenant's uniform was laid on the bed.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

suitable for formal occasions

From this reading Everything to-night was done in the most punctilious manner, and it seemed appropriate that this last night should be a full-dress affair.

yet to be or coming

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

the act of departing

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

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

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

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

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Sir Edmund was going to Court (the first Court held in May), and his deputy lieutenant's uniform was laid on the bed.

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

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

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

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

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 MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

and nothing more

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

set down according to a plan

From this reading Sir Edmund was going to Court (the first Court held in May), and his deputy lieutenant's uniform was laid on the bed.

immediately past

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

possessive form of “lieutenant” — a commissioned military officer

From this reading Sir Edmund was going to Court (the first Court held in May), and his deputy lieutenant's uniform was laid on the bed.

something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Everything to-night was done in the most punctilious manner, and it seemed appropriate that this last night should be a full-dress affair.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Sir Edmund was going to Court (the first Court held in May), and his deputy lieutenant's uniform was laid on the bed.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading We might be very sad--ridiculously sad--and yet have a sense of being braced, a whiff of open air in the mental atmosphere.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

popular aquarium fish

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Everything to-night was done in the most punctilious manner, and it seemed appropriate that this last night should be a full-dress affair.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

not divisible by two

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sir Edmund was going to Court (the first Court held in May), and his deputy lieutenant's uniform was laid on the bed.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading We might be very sad--ridiculously sad--and yet have a sense of being braced, a whiff of open air in the mental atmosphere.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

marked by precise accordance with details

From this reading Everything to-night was done in the most punctilious manner, and it seemed appropriate that this last night should be a full-dress affair.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

with low volume

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

so as to arouse or deserve laughter

From this reading We might be very sad--ridiculously sad--and yet have a sense of being braced, a whiff of open air in the mental atmosphere.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading We might be very sad--ridiculously sad--and yet have a sense of being braced, a whiff of open air in the mental atmosphere.

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

From this reading Everything to-night was done in the most punctilious manner, and it seemed appropriate that this last night should be a full-dress affair.

plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading We might be very sad--ridiculously sad--and yet have a sense of being braced, a whiff of open air in the mental atmosphere.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Everything to-night was done in the most punctilious manner, and it seemed appropriate that this last night should be a full-dress affair.

term of address for a man

From this reading Sir Edmund was going to Court (the first Court held in May), and his deputy lieutenant's uniform was laid on the bed.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Everything to-night was done in the most punctilious manner, and it seemed appropriate that this last night should be a full-dress affair.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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From this reading Everything to-night was done in the most punctilious manner, and it seemed appropriate that this last night should be a full-dress affair.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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

From this reading Sir Edmund was going to Court (the first Court held in May), and his deputy lieutenant's uniform was laid on the bed.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

precisely as stated

From this reading We might be very sad--ridiculously sad--and yet have a sense of being braced, a whiff of open air in the mental atmosphere.

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

From this reading Everything to-night was done in the most punctilious manner, and it seemed appropriate that this last night should be a full-dress affair.

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 MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

a short light gust of air

From this reading We might be very sad--ridiculously sad--and yet have a sense of being braced, a whiff of open air in the mental atmosphere.

which person or people

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

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

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

a late time of life

From this reading Edmund Grosse did not expect in future to draw his own hot water, or put out his own dressing-gown, but he did know that he had come to the last night of having a valet of his own, the last night in which the perfect Dawkins, who had been with him ten years, would do him perfect bodily service.

but in spite of that

From this reading We might be very sad--ridiculously sad--and yet have a sense of being braced, a whiff of open air in the mental atmosphere.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MOLLY AT COURT If any of us, going to dress quietly in an ordinary bedroom, were told: "It is the last time you will have just that amount of comfort, that degree of luxury, to which you have been accustomed; it is the last time you will have your evening clothes put out for you; the last time your things will be brushed; the last time hot water will be brought to your room; the last time that your dressing-gown will have come out of the cupboard without your taking it out"--we might have an odd mixture of sensations.