Chapter XIX · What Followed the Return

later than; following

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

(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 “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

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

From this reading “Now look at them there rows of pickles and preserves, and jams and jellies, on them there shelves.

an island to the northwest of Wales

From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Anglesea, I have no doubt you have done perfectly well,” replied the mistress of the house, deprecatingly.

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

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Now look at them there rows of pickles and preserves, and jams and jellies, on them there shelves.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Yes, but I want you to see that I have.

plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Now come into the storeroom,” said the housekeeper, resolutely leading the way, while Mrs. Force obediently followed.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

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

From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Anglesea, I have no doubt you have done perfectly well,” replied the mistress of the house, deprecatingly.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Anglesea, I have no doubt you have done perfectly well,” replied the mistress of the house, deprecatingly.

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

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

a social unit living together

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

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

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Anglesea, I have no doubt you have done perfectly well,” replied the mistress of the house, deprecatingly.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household

From this reading Now come into the storeroom,” said the housekeeper, resolutely leading the way, while Mrs. Force obediently followed.

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

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

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

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

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

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Anglesea, I have no doubt you have done perfectly well,” replied the mistress of the house, deprecatingly.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Now come into the storeroom,” said the housekeeper, resolutely leading the way, while Mrs. Force obediently followed.

plural of “jam” — preserve of crushed fruit

From this reading “Now look at them there rows of pickles and preserves, and jams and jellies, on them there shelves.

plural of “jelly” — an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods

From this reading “Now look at them there rows of pickles and preserves, and jams and jellies, on them there shelves.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading Now come into the storeroom,” said the housekeeper, resolutely leading the way, while Mrs. Force obediently followed.

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 “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading “Now look at them there rows of pickles and preserves, and jams and jellies, on them there shelves.

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

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Anglesea, I have no doubt you have done perfectly well,” replied the mistress of the house, deprecatingly.

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

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

not any; not one

From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Anglesea, I have no doubt you have done perfectly well,” replied the mistress of the house, deprecatingly.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

in an obedient manner

From this reading Now come into the storeroom,” said the housekeeper, resolutely leading the way, while Mrs. Force obediently followed.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

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

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

above and across; more than

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Anglesea, I have no doubt you have done perfectly well,” replied the mistress of the house, deprecatingly.

plural of “pickle” — vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar

From this reading “Now look at them there rows of pickles and preserves, and jams and jellies, on them there shelves.

fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

From this reading “Now look at them there rows of pickles and preserves, and jams and jellies, on them there shelves.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading “Indeed, Mrs. Anglesea, I have no doubt you have done perfectly well,” replied the mistress of the house, deprecatingly.

showing firm determination or purpose

From this reading Now come into the storeroom,” said the housekeeper, resolutely leading the way, while Mrs. Force obediently followed.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading “Now look at them there rows of pickles and preserves, and jams and jellies, on them there shelves.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

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

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.

From this reading “Now look at them there rows of pickles and preserves, and jams and jellies, on them there shelves.

a room in which things are stored

From this reading Now come into the storeroom,” said the housekeeper, resolutely leading the way, while Mrs. Force obediently followed.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Yes, but I want you to see that I have.

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

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “Now look at them there rows of pickles and preserves, and jams and jellies, on them there shelves.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “Now look at them there rows of pickles and preserves, and jams and jellies, on them there shelves.

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

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Now come into the storeroom,” said the housekeeper, resolutely leading the way, while Mrs. Force obediently followed.

(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 “Indeed, Mrs. Anglesea, I have no doubt you have done perfectly well,” replied the mistress of the house, deprecatingly.

during the time that

From this reading Now come into the storeroom,” said the housekeeper, resolutely leading the way, while Mrs. Force obediently followed.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

an affirmative

From this reading “Yes, but I want you to see that I have.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “Now, ole ’oman, I want you to go all over the house ’long o’ me, to see for yourself how I’ve done my duty,” said the lady from Wild Cats’, as she followed Mrs. Force from the breakfast room on the day after the return of the family to Mondreer.