Chapter XV

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

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

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

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I wondered how she'd been getting on.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

plural of “caller” — a social or business visitor

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

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From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

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

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

on a floor below

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading I wondered how she'd been getting on.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

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

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

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

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

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

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

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From this reading I wondered how she'd been getting on.

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

From this reading I wondered how she'd been getting on.

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

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

sit or recline comfortably

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

most important element

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

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

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

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

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I must see!

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

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

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I wondered how she'd been getting on.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

located, suited for, or taking place in the open air

From this reading So, still in my outdoor things, I passed the glass doors.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading So, still in my outdoor things, I passed the glass doors.

of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I must see!

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From this reading I wondered how she'd been getting on.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So, still in my outdoor things, I passed the glass doors.

not in physical motion

From this reading So, still in my outdoor things, I passed the glass doors.

carry out

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

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

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

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

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading So, still in my outdoor things, I passed the glass doors.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

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

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

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

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

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

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Now, this was the first time that my mistress had plucked up courage to take a meal downstairs since we had come to the Cecil.

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

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

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

From this reading A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARTY MISS MILLION and her callers were having tea in the bigger "lounge," or whatever they call the gilded hall behind the great glass doors which shut it off from the main entrance.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading I wondered how she'd been getting on.