Chapter VII

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

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading In the meanwhile, my chief task consisted in initiating the aforesaid wretched and puny Clerk into the intricacies of Mr. Theophilus Baggs’ business.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

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

From this reading I had not altogether forgotten them, but had merely ceased to think upon the Subject.

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

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

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

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

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From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

a youthful male person

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading In the meanwhile, my chief task consisted in initiating the aforesaid wretched and puny Clerk into the intricacies of Mr. Theophilus Baggs’ business.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I had not altogether forgotten them, but had merely ceased to think upon the Subject.

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading I had not altogether forgotten them, but had merely ceased to think upon the Subject.

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

a person who is in charge

From this reading In the meanwhile, my chief task consisted in initiating the aforesaid wretched and puny Clerk into the intricacies of Mr. Theophilus Baggs’ business.

an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

past form of “consist” — originate

From this reading In the meanwhile, my chief task consisted in initiating the aforesaid wretched and puny Clerk into the intricacies of Mr. Theophilus Baggs’ business.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

without question and beyond doubt

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

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

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading I had not altogether forgotten them, but had merely ceased to think upon the Subject.

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

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

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

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

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

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

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

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

of great significance or value

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

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

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

-ing form of “initiate” — bring into being

From this reading In the meanwhile, my chief task consisted in initiating the aforesaid wretched and puny Clerk into the intricacies of Mr. Theophilus Baggs’ business.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading In the meanwhile, my chief task consisted in initiating the aforesaid wretched and puny Clerk into the intricacies of Mr. Theophilus Baggs’ business.

plural of “intricacy” — marked by elaborately complex detail

From this reading In the meanwhile, my chief task consisted in initiating the aforesaid wretched and puny Clerk into the intricacies of Mr. Theophilus Baggs’ business.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

go away from a place

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

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

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

at the same time but in another place

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

and nothing more

From this reading I had not altogether forgotten them, but had merely ceased to think upon the Subject.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

a form of address for a man

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

in name only

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I had not altogether forgotten them, but had merely ceased to think upon the Subject.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

be shown or be found to be

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

inferior in strength or significance

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

past form of “relegate” — refer to another person for decision or judgment

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

retarded in intellectual development

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

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

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

not in physical motion

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading I had not altogether forgotten them, but had merely ceased to think upon the Subject.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading In the meanwhile, my chief task consisted in initiating the aforesaid wretched and puny Clerk into the intricacies of Mr. Theophilus Baggs’ business.

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

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I had not altogether forgotten them, but had merely ceased to think upon the Subject.

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

From this reading In the meanwhile, my chief task consisted in initiating the aforesaid wretched and puny Clerk into the intricacies of Mr. Theophilus Baggs’ business.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I had not altogether forgotten them, but had merely ceased to think upon the Subject.

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

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

plural of “traitor” — someone who betrays his country by committing treason

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

plural of “undertaking” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I had not altogether forgotten them, but had merely ceased to think upon the Subject.

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

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

which person or people

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

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

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

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

From this reading The boy was slow-witted and slow to learn, and Mr. Baggs, who would have liked to prove to me mine own Worthlessness, was nevertheless driven into putting some of his more important work still in my charge.

of very poor quality or condition

From this reading I was still nominally in the employ of Mr. Baggs, but he had engaged a new Clerk—a wretched, puny creature, whom Mistress Euphrosine already held in bondage—and I was to leave his Service definitely at the end of the month.

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

From this reading AN ASSEMBLY OF TRAITORS I, in the meanwhile, had relegated the remembrance of Lord Douglas Wychwoode and his treasonable Undertakings to a distant cell of my mind.