Chapter III

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

From this reading “YOUR HANDWRITING, SIR” “MORNIN’, sir,” says Mr. Sloper, scenting a customer as he accosts his guest.

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From this reading “YOUR HANDWRITING, SIR” “MORNIN’, sir,” says Mr. Sloper, scenting a customer as he accosts his guest.

later than; following

From this reading Won’t ye step in and sit down after your walk?

a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

From this reading Take a glass of mild ale and a crust of bread-and-cheese, or a drop of sherry or anythink?”

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

From this reading Won’t ye step in and sit down after your walk?

plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

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From this reading Take a glass of mild ale and a crust of bread-and-cheese, or a drop of sherry or anythink?”

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

From this reading “YOUR HANDWRITING, SIR” “MORNIN’, sir,” says Mr. Sloper, scenting a customer as he accosts his guest.

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

From this reading Take a glass of mild ale and a crust of bread-and-cheese, or a drop of sherry or anythink?”

the outer layer of the Earth

From this reading Take a glass of mild ale and a crust of bread-and-cheese, or a drop of sherry or anythink?”

someone who pays for goods or services

From this reading “YOUR HANDWRITING, SIR” “MORNIN’, sir,” says Mr. Sloper, scenting a customer as he accosts his guest.

-ing form of “decline” — grow worse

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Won’t ye step in and sit down after your walk?

let fall to the ground

From this reading Take a glass of mild ale and a crust of bread-and-cheese, or a drop of sherry or anythink?”

the act of acquiring something

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading Take a glass of mild ale and a crust of bread-and-cheese, or a drop of sherry or anythink?”

a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading “YOUR HANDWRITING, SIR” “MORNIN’, sir,” says Mr. Sloper, scenting a customer as he accosts his guest.

something written by hand

From this reading “YOUR HANDWRITING, SIR” “MORNIN’, sir,” says Mr. Sloper, scenting a customer as he accosts his guest.

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

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

From this reading “YOUR HANDWRITING, SIR” “MORNIN’, sir,” says Mr. Sloper, scenting a customer as he accosts his guest.

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

From this reading “YOUR HANDWRITING, SIR” “MORNIN’, sir,” says Mr. Sloper, scenting a customer as he accosts his guest.

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From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

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

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

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

From this reading Won’t ye step in and sit down after your walk?

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

From this reading “Oh, it’s you, is it, Mr. Sawyer?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Oh, it’s you, is it, Mr. Sawyer?

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From this reading “Oh, it’s you, is it, Mr. Sawyer?

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

and nothing more

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme

From this reading Take a glass of mild ale and a crust of bread-and-cheese, or a drop of sherry or anythink?”

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From this reading “YOUR HANDWRITING, SIR” “MORNIN’, sir,” says Mr. Sloper, scenting a customer as he accosts his guest.

a form of address for a man

From this reading “YOUR HANDWRITING, SIR” “MORNIN’, sir,” says Mr. Sloper, scenting a customer as he accosts his guest.

not any; not one

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Take a glass of mild ale and a crust of bread-and-cheese, or a drop of sherry or anythink?”

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, it’s you, is it, Mr. Sawyer?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Take a glass of mild ale and a crust of bread-and-cheese, or a drop of sherry or anythink?”

above and across; more than

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

snacks and drinks served as a light meal

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

one who is employed to saw wood

From this reading “Oh, it’s you, is it, Mr. Sawyer?

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading “YOUR HANDWRITING, SIR” “MORNIN’, sir,” says Mr. Sloper, scenting a customer as he accosts his guest.

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From this reading “YOUR HANDWRITING, SIR” “MORNIN’, sir,” says Mr. Sloper, scenting a customer as he accosts his guest.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif

From this reading Take a glass of mild ale and a crust of bread-and-cheese, or a drop of sherry or anythink?”

term of address for a man

From this reading “YOUR HANDWRITING, SIR” “MORNIN’, sir,” says Mr. Sloper, scenting a customer as he accosts his guest.

be seated

From this reading Won’t ye step in and sit down after your walk?

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

From this reading “YOUR HANDWRITING, SIR” “MORNIN’, sir,” says Mr. Sloper, scenting a customer as he accosts his guest.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading Won’t ye step in and sit down after your walk?

carry out

From this reading Take a glass of mild ale and a crust of bread-and-cheese, or a drop of sherry or anythink?”

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

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

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

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

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

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

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

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

someone who visits

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Won’t ye step in and sit down after your walk?

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From this reading Won’t ye step in and sit down after your walk?

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading Won’t ye step in and sit down after your walk?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Oh, it’s you, is it, Mr. Sawyer?

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

From this reading “No hunting to-day, Job,” answers the visitor, declining the refreshment; “so I just toddled over to see how you’re getting on, and have a look round the stables; no harm in looking, you know.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “YOUR HANDWRITING, SIR” “MORNIN’, sir,” says Mr. Sloper, scenting a customer as he accosts his guest.