Chapter XXXII

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

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

later than; following

From this reading AFTER THE WEDDING.

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

From this reading The ball at Mrs. Barclay’s was brilliant, and the Eastwood family were, as was natural, the most honoured guests.

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

From this reading The ball at Mrs. Barclay’s was brilliant, and the Eastwood family were, as was natural, the most honoured guests.

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The ball at Mrs. Barclay’s was brilliant, and the Eastwood family were, as was natural, the most honoured guests.

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading The ball at Mrs. Barclay’s was brilliant, and the Eastwood family were, as was natural, the most honoured guests.

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From this reading The ball at Mrs. Barclay’s was brilliant, and the Eastwood family were, as was natural, the most honoured guests.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading The ball at Mrs. Barclay’s was brilliant, and the Eastwood family were, as was natural, the most honoured guests.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

put or send forth

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading He danced with her half the evening, and sat out with her on the crowded staircase, and consumed much ice and lemonade in her company, and was very happy.

past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite

From this reading He danced with her half the evening, and sat out with her on the crowded staircase, and consumed much ice and lemonade in her company, and was very happy.

a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading He danced with her half the evening, and sat out with her on the crowded staircase, and consumed much ice and lemonade in her company, and was very happy.

past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way

From this reading He danced with her half the evening, and sat out with her on the crowded staircase, and consumed much ice and lemonade in her company, and was very happy.

someone who is a detective

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

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From this reading The ball at Mrs. Barclay’s was brilliant, and the Eastwood family were, as was natural, the most honoured guests.

past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

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

From this reading He danced with her half the evening, and sat out with her on the crowded staircase, and consumed much ice and lemonade in her company, and was very happy.

a social unit living together

From this reading The ball at Mrs. Barclay’s was brilliant, and the Eastwood family were, as was natural, the most honoured guests.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

a young female

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading The ball at Mrs. Barclay’s was brilliant, and the Eastwood family were, as was natural, the most honoured guests.

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

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading He danced with her half the evening, and sat out with her on the crowded staircase, and consumed much ice and lemonade in her company, and was very happy.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading He danced with her half the evening, and sat out with her on the crowded staircase, and consumed much ice and lemonade in her company, and was very happy.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

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

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

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

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

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

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

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

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

past form of “honour” — bestow honor or rewards upon

From this reading The ball at Mrs. Barclay’s was brilliant, and the Eastwood family were, as was natural, the most honoured guests.

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

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading He danced with her half the evening, and sat out with her on the crowded staircase, and consumed much ice and lemonade in her company, and was very happy.

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

From this reading He danced with her half the evening, and sat out with her on the crowded staircase, and consumed much ice and lemonade in her company, and was very happy.

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

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

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice

From this reading He danced with her half the evening, and sat out with her on the crowded staircase, and consumed much ice and lemonade in her company, and was very happy.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

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

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The ball at Mrs. Barclay’s was brilliant, and the Eastwood family were, as was natural, the most honoured guests.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading The ball at Mrs. Barclay’s was brilliant, and the Eastwood family were, as was natural, the most honoured guests.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading The ball at Mrs. Barclay’s was brilliant, and the Eastwood family were, as was natural, the most honoured guests.

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From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He danced with her half the evening, and sat out with her on the crowded staircase, and consumed much ice and lemonade in her company, and was very happy.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

exercising power or authority

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading He danced with her half the evening, and sat out with her on the crowded staircase, and consumed much ice and lemonade in her company, and was very happy.

a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

From this reading He danced with her half the evening, and sat out with her on the crowded staircase, and consumed much ice and lemonade in her company, and was very happy.

express a supposition

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

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

From this reading AFTER THE WEDDING.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

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

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

precisely as stated

From this reading He danced with her half the evening, and sat out with her on the crowded staircase, and consumed much ice and lemonade in her company, and was very happy.

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

From this reading The ball at Mrs. Barclay’s was brilliant, and the Eastwood family were, as was natural, the most honoured guests.

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

From this reading AFTER THE WEDDING.

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

From this reading The ball at Mrs. Barclay’s was brilliant, and the Eastwood family were, as was natural, the most honoured guests.

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

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

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

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Dick at least was perfectly able to cast it off, the more especially as he met the reigning lady of his affections--the girl whom he had many thoughts of asking to go out with him to India--thoughts which were tempered by the wholesome fear of having his proposal treated with much contumely as a boy’s fancy at home.

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

From this reading And I suppose that Nelly and her brothers, being young, enjoyed themselves, as the phrase is, and were able to cast off their melancholy.