used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
Alice
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From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
anatomynounUS /əˈnætəmi/
the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
any thing at all
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
assnounUS /æs/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
availverbUS /əˈveɪl/
use to one's advantage
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
for the reason that
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
brutenounUS /bruːt/
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
cantankerousadjectiveUS /kænˈtæŋkərəs/
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
cashnounUS /kæʃ/
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
put or send forth
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
cigar-case
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From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
cotton-spinner
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From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
Coverdale
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From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
daren't
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From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
dawningnounUS /ˈdɔːnɪŋ/
the first light of day
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
detainverbUS /dɪˈteɪn/
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
dressing-gown
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From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
else
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From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
a boy or man
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
flingverbUS /flɪŋ/
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
good-nature
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From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
the head of a state government
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
Hazlehurst
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From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
he'd
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From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
he'll
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From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
I'm
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From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
I've
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From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
inspiredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪərd/
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
invaluableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvæljəbəl/
having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
Knighton
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From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
lingeringnounUS /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
the act of tarrying
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
fasten with a lock
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
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 When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
engage in
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
mummynounUS /ˈmʌmi/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
neck-cloth
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From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
negativelyadverbUS /ˈneɡətɪvli/
in a harmful manner
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
not any; not one
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
offendedadjectiveUS /əˈfendəd/
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
partridgesnounUS /ˈpɑːrtrɪdʒɪz/
plural of “partridge” — flesh of either quail or grouse
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
pheasantsnounUS /ˈfezənts/
plural of “pheasant” — large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
preciouslyadverb
extremely
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
prosing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
realitiesnounUS /ˌriːˈælətiːz/
plural of “reality” — all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
resuscitatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈsʌsɪteɪtɪd/
restored to life or consciousness
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
retrievernounUS /riˈtriːvər/
a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
rhinocerosnounUS /raɪˈnɑːsərəs/
massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
sacrificingverbUS /ˈsækrəfaɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “sacrifice” — endure the loss of
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
slippersnounUS /ˈslɪpərz/
plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
substitutingnounUS /ˈsʌbstɪtuːtɪŋ/
working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “I’ve made a pretty mess of it this evening, and no mistake!”--thus ran his ideas--“gone and offended the governor, and rendered him as cantankerous as an old rhinoceros, so that the more I want him to do anything, the less likely he’ll be to do it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
untiedadjectiveUS /ənˈtaɪd/
not tied
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
at the time that
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading When Coverdale reached his own room, his first act was to lock the door, his next to fling open the window; he then untied his neck-cloth, pulled off his coat and boots, and substituting for them a dressing-gown and slippers, cast a long, lingering glance at his cigar-case.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then in my confounded good-nature, I’ve allowed that ass Knighton to detain me with his stupid prosing, so that I lost sight of the cotton-spinner, and gave him a chance of making Alice an offer--a chance of which the old fellow was inspired with wit enough to avail himself, I’m almost certain.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Shaking his head negatively, he muttered, “I daren’t risk it; old Hazlehurst has a wonderful nose for tobacco--if it were but as good for partridges and pheasants he’d make an invaluable retriever!”--he paused, sighed deeply, partly for want of a cigar--partly because, though he was not at all aware of it, one of the great realities of life was for the first time dawning upon him; then drawing a chair to the open window he seated himself, and gave way to thought.
yellow-skinned
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From this reading Arthur will be preciously savage! and enough to make him--the notion of sacrificing Alice to such an old anatomy as that--a yellow-skinned brute like a resuscitated mummy, without more than two ideas in his head, and two such ideas--cash and cotton! he thinks of nothing else, asleep or awake.
