Chapter XI

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

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading § That afternoon Mr. Pinner himself arrived at Liverpool Street Station--an anxious little man in his Sunday clothes, his blue eyes staring with anxiety.

Having no one else present.

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

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

From this reading § That afternoon Mr. Pinner himself arrived at Liverpool Street Station--an anxious little man in his Sunday clothes, his blue eyes staring with anxiety.

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

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading § That afternoon Mr. Pinner himself arrived at Liverpool Street Station--an anxious little man in his Sunday clothes, his blue eyes staring with anxiety.

eagerly desirous

From this reading § That afternoon Mr. Pinner himself arrived at Liverpool Street Station--an anxious little man in his Sunday clothes, his blue eyes staring with anxiety.

any thing at all

From this reading He couldn’t just stay in his shop, and as likely as not never hear anything more, either one way or the other.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading § That afternoon Mr. Pinner himself arrived at Liverpool Street Station--an anxious little man in his Sunday clothes, his blue eyes staring with anxiety.

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

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading § That afternoon Mr. Pinner himself arrived at Liverpool Street Station--an anxious little man in his Sunday clothes, his blue eyes staring with anxiety.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading § That afternoon Mr. Pinner himself arrived at Liverpool Street Station--an anxious little man in his Sunday clothes, his blue eyes staring with anxiety.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading What can _you_ do?

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

a man paid to drive a privately owned car

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

clothing in general

From this reading § That afternoon Mr. Pinner himself arrived at Liverpool Street Station--an anxious little man in his Sunday clothes, his blue eyes staring with anxiety.

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

From this reading He couldn’t just stay in his shop, and as likely as not never hear anything more, either one way or the other.

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

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading What can _you_ do?

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

one or the other of two

From this reading He couldn’t just stay in his shop, and as likely as not never hear anything more, either one way or the other.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

opinion or judgment

From this reading § That afternoon Mr. Pinner himself arrived at Liverpool Street Station--an anxious little man in his Sunday clothes, his blue eyes staring with anxiety.

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

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

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

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

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

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

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading He couldn’t just stay in his shop, and as likely as not never hear anything more, either one way or the other.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

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

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading § That afternoon Mr. Pinner himself arrived at Liverpool Street Station--an anxious little man in his Sunday clothes, his blue eyes staring with anxiety.

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

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

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

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

and nothing more

From this reading He couldn’t just stay in his shop, and as likely as not never hear anything more, either one way or the other.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading He couldn’t just stay in his shop, and as likely as not never hear anything more, either one way or the other.

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

From this reading § That afternoon Mr. Pinner himself arrived at Liverpool Street Station--an anxious little man in his Sunday clothes, his blue eyes staring with anxiety.

a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

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

From this reading § That afternoon Mr. Pinner himself arrived at Liverpool Street Station--an anxious little man in his Sunday clothes, his blue eyes staring with anxiety.

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

From this reading He couldn’t just stay in his shop, and as likely as not never hear anything more, either one way or the other.

a form of address for a man

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He couldn’t just stay in his shop, and as likely as not never hear anything more, either one way or the other.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He couldn’t just stay in his shop, and as likely as not never hear anything more, either one way or the other.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He couldn’t just stay in his shop, and as likely as not never hear anything more, either one way or the other.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He couldn’t just stay in his shop, and as likely as not never hear anything more, either one way or the other.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading He couldn’t just stay in his shop, and as likely as not never hear anything more, either one way or the other.

a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

do one's shopping

From this reading He couldn’t just stay in his shop, and as likely as not never hear anything more, either one way or the other.

term of address for a man

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading § That afternoon Mr. Pinner himself arrived at Liverpool Street Station--an anxious little man in his Sunday clothes, his blue eyes staring with anxiety.

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

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading He couldn’t just stay in his shop, and as likely as not never hear anything more, either one way or the other.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading § That afternoon Mr. Pinner himself arrived at Liverpool Street Station--an anxious little man in his Sunday clothes, his blue eyes staring with anxiety.

express in words

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading § That afternoon Mr. Pinner himself arrived at Liverpool Street Station--an anxious little man in his Sunday clothes, his blue eyes staring with anxiety.

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

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

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

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He couldn’t just stay in his shop, and as likely as not never hear anything more, either one way or the other.

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

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What can _you_ do?

in the company of; together with

From this reading § That afternoon Mr. Pinner himself arrived at Liverpool Street Station--an anxious little man in his Sunday clothes, his blue eyes staring with anxiety.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ‘You?

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

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You’ve done your damnedest----’ ‘Sir, sir----’ And he got into his car, and Mr. Pinner heard him tell the chauffeur to drive like the devil to London and go to Liverpool Street Station; and it seemed as if in a flash the street were empty, and he alone.