Chapter XXII

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

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

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

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

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

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

plural of “application” — the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

on or to one side

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading But they had been coming in for so long that the master of Haredale Park was more or less hardened to them.

plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But they had been coming in for so long that the master of Haredale Park was more or less hardened to them.

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From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading But they had been coming in for so long that the master of Haredale Park was more or less hardened to them.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading But one communication was distinctly out of the common and worried him excessively.

the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

From this reading But one communication was distinctly out of the common and worried him excessively.

-ing form of “contemplate” — look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

From this reading But one communication was distinctly out of the common and worried him excessively.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading But one communication was distinctly out of the common and worried him excessively.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

with gloom

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

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

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

used of persons; emotionally hardened

From this reading But they had been coming in for so long that the master of Haredale Park was more or less hardened to them.

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From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

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

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

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

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

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

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

with impatience; in an impatient manner

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

begging

From this reading Some of them were peremptory and some imploring.

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

From this reading But they had been coming in for so long that the master of Haredale Park was more or less hardened to them.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading But they had been coming in for so long that the master of Haredale Park was more or less hardened to them.

the literary culture

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading But they had been coming in for so long that the master of Haredale Park was more or less hardened to them.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading But they had been coming in for so long that the master of Haredale Park was more or less hardened to them.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

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

From this reading But they had been coming in for so long that the master of Haredale Park was more or less hardened to them.

used to form the superlative

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But one communication was distinctly out of the common and worried him excessively.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But they had been coming in for so long that the master of Haredale Park was more or less hardened to them.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But one communication was distinctly out of the common and worried him excessively.

above and across; more than

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading But they had been coming in for so long that the master of Haredale Park was more or less hardened to them.

offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

From this reading Some of them were peremptory and some imploring.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

past form of “pour” — cause to run

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

Identical; not different.

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

term of address for a man

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But they had been coming in for so long that the master of Haredale Park was more or less hardened to them.

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

From this reading Some of them were peremptory and some imploring.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

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

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Some of them were peremptory and some imploring.

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

From this reading But they had been coming in for so long that the master of Haredale Park was more or less hardened to them.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

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

From this reading But they had been coming in for so long that the master of Haredale Park was more or less hardened to them.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

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

From this reading A CHANGE OF AIR About the same time that Major Carden was sitting over his breakfast, Sir George Haredale was gloomily contemplating his own.

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

From this reading Some of them were peremptory and some imploring.

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

From this reading He had read most of his letters, and had impatiently pushed aside the sheaf of bills and applications for money which poured like a flood upon him at every post.

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

From this reading But one communication was distinctly out of the common and worried him excessively.