Chapter XX

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

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

(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 From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

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

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

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

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

having no known name or identity or known source

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

possessive form of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading "Awful thing for that poor young fellow Wallace Armstrong!" her friend Mr. Fitzroy Cleaver had confided to her.

only a very short time before

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

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From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

a boy or man

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

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From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

a butcher's knife having a large square blade

From this reading "Awful thing for that poor young fellow Wallace Armstrong!" her friend Mr. Fitzroy Cleaver had confided to her.

past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially

From this reading "Awful thing for that poor young fellow Wallace Armstrong!" her friend Mr. Fitzroy Cleaver had confided to her.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

unrestrained by convention or morality

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

a person who is older than you are

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

a boy or man

From this reading "Awful thing for that poor young fellow Wallace Armstrong!" her friend Mr. Fitzroy Cleaver had confided to her.

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From this reading "Awful thing for that poor young fellow Wallace Armstrong!" her friend Mr. Fitzroy Cleaver had confided to her.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Awful thing for that poor young fellow Wallace Armstrong!" her friend Mr. Fitzroy Cleaver had confided to her.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading "Awful thing for that poor young fellow Wallace Armstrong!" her friend Mr. Fitzroy Cleaver had confided to her.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

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

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

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

From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

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From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

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

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

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

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

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

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

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

From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

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

From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

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

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

temporary living quarters

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

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

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

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

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

wrongly understood

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

a form of address for a man

From this reading "Awful thing for that poor young fellow Wallace Armstrong!" her friend Mr. Fitzroy Cleaver had confided to her.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading "Awful thing for that poor young fellow Wallace Armstrong!" her friend Mr. Fitzroy Cleaver had confided to her.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

on the contrary

From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

Identical; not different.

From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

mentally healthy; free from mental disorder

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

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

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

having a handwritten signature

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

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From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

a chronic drinker

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Awful thing for that poor young fellow Wallace Armstrong!" her friend Mr. Fitzroy Cleaver had confided to her.

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

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

a special situation

From this reading "Awful thing for that poor young fellow Wallace Armstrong!" her friend Mr. Fitzroy Cleaver had confided to her.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

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

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

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

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

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

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

precisely as stated

From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading From what her friends at the skating-party had told her she imagined him to be a degraded sot, lost to all sense of decency, barely sane, and utterly unpresentable.

at the time that

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

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

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

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From this reading "He's got a cousin who's rather like him in appearance, and has the same name too, which is playing it very low down on a fellow.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

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

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Clare Cavan had wholly misunderstood the man with whom she had to deal when, by means of an anonymous letter, signed "A Well-Wisher," which she herself had delivered at his lodgings on the previous evening, she had summoned Wallace Armstrong the elder to her aunt's house.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading This chap--the other Wallace Armstrong, you know--is always getting had up for assault and drunkenness and all that sort of thing; and old Alexander Wallace has to pay to have the things kept out of the papers.

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

From this reading "Awful thing for that poor young fellow Wallace Armstrong!" her friend Mr. Fitzroy Cleaver had confided to her.