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 It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

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

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

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

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

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

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

a container; usually has a lid

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

plural of “bygone” — past events to be put aside

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

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

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

the flesh of a chicken used for food

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

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

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

the organ of sight

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

provided with a frame

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

an ornamental facade

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

the act of departing

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

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

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

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

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

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

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading "Never mind the ink, old horse.

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

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

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

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

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

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

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

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing

From this reading "Never mind the ink, old horse.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

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

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

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

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

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

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources

From this reading "Mrs. Medley," he said.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading "Never mind the ink, old horse.

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

lasting for a markedly brief time

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

a form of address for a man

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "Never mind the ink, old horse.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "Never mind the ink, old horse.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

and nothing more

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

a note appended to a letter after the signature

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

in the recent past

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

the act of removing

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

term of address for a man

From this reading "Sir?"

submerge in a liquid

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

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

From this reading "Never mind the ink, old horse.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

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

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

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

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

precisely as stated

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

a vivid mental image

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

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

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

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

From this reading It'll soak in" _Frontispiece_ They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway "I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm "Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger.

at the time that

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.

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

From this reading I hope that bygones will be bygones" "I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" * * * * * _A LETTER with a POSTSCRIPT_ I Mr. Jeremy Garnet stood with his back to the empty grate--for the time was summer--watching with a jaundiced eye the removal of his breakfast things.