Chapter II

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

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

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

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

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

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

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

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

several beads threaded together on a string

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

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

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

passing from one to another

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

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

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

come together, usually for a purpose

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

plural of “cotton” — soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

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

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

divisible by two

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

to or in any or all places

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

of the highest quality

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading It was a small party--ostensibly a juvenile party--held on the first floor of a stationer's shop in Great Suffolk Street, Southwark.

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading LIFE IN GREAT SUFFOLK STREET.

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

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

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

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

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

From this reading LIFE IN GREAT SUFFOLK STREET.

the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

look over carefully

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people

From this reading It was a small party--ostensibly a juvenile party--held on the first floor of a stationer's shop in Great Suffolk Street, Southwark.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading LIFE IN GREAT SUFFOLK STREET.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

used to form the superlative

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

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

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

not any; not one

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

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

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

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

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was a small party--ostensibly a juvenile party--held on the first floor of a stationer's shop in Great Suffolk Street, Southwark.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

from appearances alone

From this reading It was a small party--ostensibly a juvenile party--held on the first floor of a stationer's shop in Great Suffolk Street, Southwark.

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

for each

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

one of four equal parts

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

express in words

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

slang for sexual intercourse

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

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

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

do one's shopping

From this reading It was a small party--ostensibly a juvenile party--held on the first floor of a stationer's shop in Great Suffolk Street, Southwark.

plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

coils of worsted yarn

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

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

From this reading It was a small party--ostensibly a juvenile party--held on the first floor of a stationer's shop in Great Suffolk Street, Southwark.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

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From this reading It was a small party--ostensibly a juvenile party--held on the first floor of a stationer's shop in Great Suffolk Street, Southwark.

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From this reading It was a small party--ostensibly a juvenile party--held on the first floor of a stationer's shop in Great Suffolk Street, Southwark.

plural of “stationer” — a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading LIFE IN GREAT SUFFOLK STREET.

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From this reading LIFE IN GREAT SUFFOLK STREET.

plural of “tape” — a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

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

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

in or at that place or location

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

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

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

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From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

plural of “ware” — articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

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

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

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From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.

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

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

an old word meaning “to where”

From this reading It was not an evening party of the first water, or given by people of first-rate position in society, or held in a quarter whither the fashionable classes most do congregate.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Not even a first-rate stationers', had the shutters been down and the fog less dense to allow us to inspect Mr. Wesden's wares; but an emporium, which did business in no end of things--cigars, tobacco-pipes, children's toys, glass beads by the skein or ounce, fancy work, cottons and tapes.

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

From this reading These, the off-shoots from the stationery business, the news-vending, the circulating of novels in four, five, and six volumes at one penny per volume, if not detained more than three days; a stationery business which report said had not turned out badly for old Wesden, thanks to old Wesden's patience, industry and care, say we--thanks to his screwing and his close-fistedness that would not have trusted his own mother, had she lived, said the good people--for there are good people everywhere--in Great Suffolk Street.