Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

-ing form of “address” — speak to

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

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

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

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

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

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From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

the two together, not just one

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

a young person of either sex

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

a light informal meal

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

an officer in command of a military unit

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

used of a height or viewpoint

From this reading Somehow, our Commanding Officers have never contrived to save money--even in the old days, when the post was worth having."

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

showing effects of planning or manipulation

From this reading Somehow, our Commanding Officers have never contrived to save money--even in the old days, when the post was worth having."

diffusing warmth and friendliness

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Somehow, our Commanding Officers have never contrived to save money--even in the old days, when the post was worth having."

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

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

divisible by two

From this reading Somehow, our Commanding Officers have never contrived to save money--even in the old days, when the post was worth having."

the organ of sight

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

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

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

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

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading Miss Gabriel said it lightly but pointedly, with a glance at the Commandant.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Somehow, our Commanding Officers have never contrived to save money--even in the old days, when the post was worth having."

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

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

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

From this reading Very poorly-off he left her.

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

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

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

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Miss Gabriel said it lightly but pointedly, with a glance at the Commandant.

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

without good reason

From this reading Miss Gabriel said it lightly but pointedly, with a glance at the Commandant.

joined in matrimony

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

possessive form of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Somehow, our Commanding Officers have never contrived to save money--even in the old days, when the post was worth having."

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Somehow, our Commanding Officers have never contrived to save money--even in the old days, when the post was worth having."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading Somehow, our Commanding Officers have never contrived to save money--even in the old days, when the post was worth having."

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

From this reading Somehow, our Commanding Officers have never contrived to save money--even in the old days, when the post was worth having."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Somehow, our Commanding Officers have never contrived to save money--even in the old days, when the post was worth having."

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

in such a manner as to make something clearly evident

From this reading Miss Gabriel said it lightly but pointedly, with a glance at the Commandant.

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

From this reading Very poorly-off he left her.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading Somehow, our Commanding Officers have never contrived to save money--even in the old days, when the post was worth having."

something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

To recall to mind.

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

make one's home in a particular place or community

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

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

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

except for; apart from

From this reading Somehow, our Commanding Officers have never contrived to save money--even in the old days, when the post was worth having."

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

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

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

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading Somehow, our Commanding Officers have never contrived to save money--even in the old days, when the post was worth having."

past form of “succumb” — consent reluctantly

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

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

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

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

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

very small

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

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

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

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

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

precisely as stated

From this reading Very poorly-off he left her.

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

From this reading Somehow, our Commanding Officers have never contrived to save money--even in the old days, when the post was worth having."

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

at the time that

From this reading "I carry them both in my mind's eye, though I must have been but a tiny child when he succumbed to apoplexy, and she left the Islands to reside with a married sister at Scarborough.

a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE COMMANDANT FINESSES A KNAVE "I remember the Bartlemys perfectly," said Miss Gabriel, addressing the company as they sat around Mr. and Mrs. Fossell's dining-table and trifled with a light collation of cordial waters and ratafia biscuits--prelude to serious whist.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading Somehow, our Commanding Officers have never contrived to save money--even in the old days, when the post was worth having."