Chapter XIX · Introduces a Lordly Gallant

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

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

anew

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

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From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

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

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

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

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

without a doubt

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

confined by bonds

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

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From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

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

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

an onerous or difficult concern

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

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From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

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From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

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From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

make a compromise; arrive at a compromise

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

being joined in close association

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

apart from; not including

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

inflected form of “flurry” — move in an agitated or confused manner

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

set up or found

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

provide with a combustible substance that provides energy

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

the act of acquiring something

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

having an easygoing and cheerful disposition

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

educate for a future role or function

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

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

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

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

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

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

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

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

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

intense and profound fear

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

begging

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

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

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

within a building

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

and nothing more

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

a large number or amount

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

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From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

used to form the superlative

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

with neatness

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

in other respects or ways

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

the performance of a part or role in a drama

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

a raised horizontal surface

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

plural of “porter” — a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

one of four equal parts

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

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From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

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From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

cut with a saw

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

more slowly

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

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

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

in the near future

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

a pert or flirtatious young girl

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

travel by means of steam power

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

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From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

having a determined will

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

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From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

a sudden outburst of anger

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

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

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

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

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

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

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

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

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

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

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

create by training and teaching

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

move through by or as by digging

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

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

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

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

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

the act of making something wet

From this reading Just as Alice had taken her seat, and was imploring Harry to join her before a dreadful green dragon of a locomotive engine (which had been getting up its steam, and taking in its fuel, and wetting its

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

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

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

make whistling sounds

From this reading whistle, and otherwise performing its awful toilet in a neighbouring cavern, whence it issued looking as vicious, and dangerous, and eager to burst in a tunnel, as a furious steam-devil could do) should get at him and do

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Having paced up and down the platform for some ten minutes or so--lost Celeste and the trunks, and found them again--and narrowly escaped violent death from wild luggage-barrows, urged by reckless and excited porters, neatly bound in green corduroy, and numbered like the lots in a saleroom,--the train by which they were to fly to London crawled up ignominiously at the tail of a strong-minded cart-horse, which a heroic but unclean supernumary conducted in the way he should go.

in the company of; together with

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading That day week saw Alice, Harry, and Celeste (a little pert _soubrette_, whom Alice had brought back from Paris with her), on their way to the railway-station at H--------; a groom and a couple of saddle-horses (without which Harry could not support the burden of a London life) having preceded them by a slower train.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.

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

From this reading As Harry had a great horror of being too late, and had flurried and bustled Alice to such a degree that, if she had not been the most good-natured little woman in the world (except in matters connected with the feelings), she would assuredly have lost her temper, of course they were at least a quarter of an hour too soon, and were forced to promenade up and down beneath a Brobdignagian glass roof, open at each end, and enjoy the large supply of draughts afforded by this ingenious compromise between indoors and out of doors.