Chapter XX · Spiders and Flies

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

From this reading Is it likely, or, as I may say, probable, that she should arrive in a brougham?”

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

From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.

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

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Is it likely, or, as I may say, probable, that she should arrive in a brougham?”

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

From this reading Is it likely, or, as I may say, probable, that she should arrive in a brougham?”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

From this reading Attracted by their remarks, Kate joined her husband at the window.

light carriage; pulled by a single horse

From this reading Is it likely, or, as I may say, probable, that she should arrive in a brougham?”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Attracted by their remarks, Kate joined her husband at the window.

a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign

From this reading “With a high-stepping horse, and a coronet on the panels?--scarcely, I should imagine.”

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.

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From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.

stretch (the neck) so as to see better

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

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From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

dearly loved

From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.

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From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.

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From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

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

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

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

From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.

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

From this reading Attracted by their remarks, Kate joined her husband at the window.

having or moving with a high step

From this reading “With a high-stepping horse, and a coronet on the panels?--scarcely, I should imagine.”

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

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

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading “With a high-stepping horse, and a coronet on the panels?--scarcely, I should imagine.”

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Attracted by their remarks, Kate joined her husband at the window.

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

From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading “With a high-stepping horse, and a coronet on the panels?--scarcely, I should imagine.”

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

From this reading Is it likely, or, as I may say, probable, that she should arrive in a brougham?”

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

From this reading Is it likely, or, as I may say, probable, that she should arrive in a brougham?”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Is it likely, or, as I may say, probable, that she should arrive in a brougham?”

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading Attracted by their remarks, Kate joined her husband at the window.

and nothing more

From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.

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

From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.

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

From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.

immediately past

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading Is it likely, or, as I may say, probable, that she should arrive in a brougham?”

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Is it likely, or, as I may say, probable, that she should arrive in a brougham?”

a form of address for a man

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “With a high-stepping horse, and a coronet on the panels?--scarcely, I should imagine.”

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Is it likely, or, as I may say, probable, that she should arrive in a brougham?”

plural of “panel” — sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something

From this reading “With a high-stepping horse, and a coronet on the panels?--scarcely, I should imagine.”

likely but not certain to be or become true or real

From this reading Is it likely, or, as I may say, probable, that she should arrive in a brougham?”

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

on the contrary

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading Attracted by their remarks, Kate joined her husband at the window.

express in words

From this reading Is it likely, or, as I may say, probable, that she should arrive in a brougham?”

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

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

only a very short time before

From this reading “With a high-stepping horse, and a coronet on the panels?--scarcely, I should imagine.”

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

From this reading Is it likely, or, as I may say, probable, that she should arrive in a brougham?”

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Is it likely, or, as I may say, probable, that she should arrive in a brougham?”

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

plural of “speaker” — someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Is it likely, or, as I may say, probable, that she should arrive in a brougham?”

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

From this reading “With a high-stepping horse, and a coronet on the panels?--scarcely, I should imagine.”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Attracted by their remarks, Kate joined her husband at the window.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.

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

From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

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

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

which person or people

From this reading The speakers were Mr. Crane, who had grown rather less like a scaffold-pole since we last were favoured with his society, and Horace D’Almayne, who appeared quite himself and quite at home.

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 Attracted by their remarks, Kate joined her husband at the window.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “With a high-stepping horse, and a coronet on the panels?--scarcely, I should imagine.”

but in spite of that

From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “My dear Kate, I think your cousin, Mrs. Coverdale, has just driven up; and yet I don’t know.