Chapter II

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

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

third-person singular of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

anew

From this reading [_The bell rings again._ SIMON: Hadn’t you better let them all in?

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading [_The bell rings again._ SIMON: Hadn’t you better let them all in?

Having no one else present.

From this reading JUDITH: Are you alone?

someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

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

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

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

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

any person at all

From this reading JUDITH: I mean, you didn’t meet anyone at the station?

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

From this reading JUDITH: Are you alone?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading JUDITH: I mean, you didn’t meet anyone at the station?

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading [_The bell rings again._ SIMON: Hadn’t you better let them all in?

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading [_The bell rings again._ SIMON: Hadn’t you better let them all in?

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

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

fighting with the fists

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

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

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

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

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

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

From this reading JUDITH: I mean, you didn’t meet anyone at the station?

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

a feeling of excitement

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

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

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

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

From this reading [_The bell rings again._ SIMON: Hadn’t you better let them all in?

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

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

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

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

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

the state of being honored

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

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

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

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

From this reading [_The bell rings again._ SIMON: Hadn’t you better let them all in?

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

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

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

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading [_The bell rings again._ SIMON: Hadn’t you better let them all in?

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading JUDITH: I mean, you didn’t meet anyone at the station?

come together

From this reading JUDITH: I mean, you didn’t meet anyone at the station?

put in the wrong place or position

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

owed as a debt

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

on the contrary

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises

From this reading [_The bell rings again._ SIMON: Hadn’t you better let them all in?

resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

express in words

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

one of the twelve Apostles (first century)

From this reading [_The bell rings again._ SIMON: Hadn’t you better let them all in?

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading JUDITH: I mean, you didn’t meet anyone at the station?

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading SANDY (_surprised_): Yes.

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

From this reading [_The bell rings again._ SIMON: Hadn’t you better let them all in?

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading [_The bell rings again._ SIMON: Hadn’t you better let them all in?

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

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

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

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

not left to spoil

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

which person or people

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

an affirmative

From this reading SANDY (_surprised_): Yes.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [_The bell rings again._ SIMON: Hadn’t you better let them all in?

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

From this reading [_CLARA goes to the front door and admits SANDY TYRELL, who is a fresh-looking young man; he has an unspoilt, youthful sense of honour and rather big hands, owing to a misplaced enthusiasm for amateur boxing._ [_CLARA goes out._ SANDY (_to JUDITH_): I say, it’s perfectly ripping of you to let me come down.