Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading I remember a young feller telling me about a row he 'ad with 'is wife once.

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From this reading He 'adn't been married long and he talked as if the way she carried on was unusual.

in the past

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

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From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

(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 If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

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

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

any thing at all

From this reading Wot a woman would do whose 'usband had never done anything wrong I can't think.

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From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

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

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He 'adn't been married long and he talked as if the way she carried on was unusual.

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From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading He 'adn't been married long and he talked as if the way she carried on was unusual.

method or manner of conduct in relation to others

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Wot a woman would do whose 'usband had never done anything wrong I can't think.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

plural of “eas” — a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

a person who fells trees

From this reading I remember a young feller telling me about a row he 'ad with 'is wife once.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

third-person singular of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

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

From this reading Wot a woman would do whose 'usband had never done anything wrong I can't think.

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

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

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

From this reading Wot a woman would do whose 'usband had never done anything wrong I can't think.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

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

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

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

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading He 'adn't been married long and he talked as if the way she carried on was unusual.

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

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

joined in matrimony

From this reading He 'adn't been married long and he talked as if the way she carried on was unusual.

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

From this reading I remember a young feller telling me about a row he 'ad with 'is wife once.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

offensive or even (of persons) malicious

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Wot a woman would do whose 'usband had never done anything wrong I can't think.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

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

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He 'adn't been married long and he talked as if the way she carried on was unusual.

on one occasion

From this reading I remember a young feller telling me about a row he 'ad with 'is wife once.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

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

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

the paved surface of a thoroughfare

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

To recall to mind.

From this reading I remember a young feller telling me about a row he 'ad with 'is wife once.

third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading I remember a young feller telling me about a row he 'ad with 'is wife once.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

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

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading He 'adn't been married long and he talked as if the way she carried on was unusual.

a total abstainer

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading I remember a young feller telling me about a row he 'ad with 'is wife once.

a sudden outburst of anger

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

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

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

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

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Wot a woman would do whose 'usband had never done anything wrong I can't think.

in a thoughtful manner

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

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

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

hard to endure

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading He 'adn't been married long and he talked as if the way she carried on was unusual.

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

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

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

From this reading Wot a woman would do whose 'usband had never done anything wrong I can't think.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

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

From this reading He 'adn't been married long and he talked as if the way she carried on was unusual.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

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

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

belonging to which person

From this reading Wot a woman would do whose 'usband had never done anything wrong I can't think.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading I remember a young feller telling me about a row he 'ad with 'is wife once.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Dealing with a man, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, is as easy as a teetotaller walking along a nice wide pavement; dealing with a woman is like the same teetotaller, arter four or five whiskies, trying to get up a step that ain't there.

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

From this reading Wot a woman would do whose 'usband had never done anything wrong I can't think.

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

From this reading Wot a woman would do whose 'usband had never done anything wrong I can't think.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading Wot a woman would do whose 'usband had never done anything wrong I can't think.

a late time of life

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If a man can't get 'is own way he eases 'is mind with a little nasty language, and then forgets all about it; if a woman can't get 'er own way she flies into a temper and reminds you of something you oughtn't to ha' done ten years ago.

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

From this reading I remember a young feller telling me about a row he 'ad with 'is wife once.