Chapter IV

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

From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.

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

From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.

capable of wounding

From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.

a roll of tobacco for smoking

From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.

a word used in exclamations of confusion

From this reading “I wonder what the dickens he wants?” he mused.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.

a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)

From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.

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

From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.

contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state

From this reading Kate Westhanger made a little grimace.

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

From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.

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

From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.

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

From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.

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

From this reading “I wonder what the dickens he wants?” he mused.

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.

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

From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.

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

From this reading Kate Westhanger made a little grimace.

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

From this reading Kate Westhanger made a little grimace.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Kate Westhanger made a little grimace.

any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine

From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.

past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject

From this reading “I wonder what the dickens he wants?” he mused.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.

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

From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.

a member of a police force

From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.

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

From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.

an expert in strategy (especially in warfare)

From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.

express in words

From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.

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

From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.

-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.

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

From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading “I wonder what the dickens he wants?” he mused.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “He went to Millet,” said the Colonel, throwing himself down to a divan and biting off the end of a fresh cigar.

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

From this reading Kate Westhanger made a little grimace.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “I wonder what the dickens he wants?” he mused.

in or at the place that

From this reading “THE IDEAL CRIMINAL IS A STRATEGIST” “Where did he go?” she asked.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading “I wonder what the dickens he wants?” he mused.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You can never tell whether a policeman finds his duty a pleasure or his pleasure a duty,” she said.