Chapter XV

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

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

later than; following

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

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

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

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

From this reading The company was limited by the size of my study, but I managed to get together a thoroughly interesting and congenial crowd of people.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

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

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading Mrs. Radigan chaperoned, and, besides Miss Veal, the Countess Poglioso Spinnigini and Mrs. Bobbie Q. Williegilt were there, and with Bobbie Q., Arthur Slaughterblock-Jones, and myself we just had elbow-room at the table.

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

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

a man who has never been married

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Mrs. Radigan chaperoned, and, besides Miss Veal, the Countess Poglioso Spinnigini and Mrs. Bobbie Q. Williegilt were there, and with Bobbie Q., Arthur Slaughterblock-Jones, and myself we just had elbow-room at the table.

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

From this reading Mrs. Radigan chaperoned, and, besides Miss Veal, the Countess Poglioso Spinnigini and Mrs. Bobbie Q. Williegilt were there, and with Bobbie Q., Arthur Slaughterblock-Jones, and myself we just had elbow-room at the table.

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

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The company was limited by the size of my study, but I managed to get together a thoroughly interesting and congenial crowd of people.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

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

From this reading Mrs. Radigan chaperoned, and, besides Miss Veal, the Countess Poglioso Spinnigini and Mrs. Bobbie Q. Williegilt were there, and with Bobbie Q., Arthur Slaughterblock-Jones, and myself we just had elbow-room at the table.

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

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading The company was limited by the size of my study, but I managed to get together a thoroughly interesting and congenial crowd of people.

suitable to your needs

From this reading The company was limited by the size of my study, but I managed to get together a thoroughly interesting and congenial crowd of people.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading Mrs. Radigan chaperoned, and, besides Miss Veal, the Countess Poglioso Spinnigini and Mrs. Bobbie Q. Williegilt were there, and with Bobbie Q., Arthur Slaughterblock-Jones, and myself we just had elbow-room at the table.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading The company was limited by the size of my study, but I managed to get together a thoroughly interesting and congenial crowd of people.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

possessive form of “edward” — King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

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

From this reading Mrs. Radigan chaperoned, and, besides Miss Veal, the Countess Poglioso Spinnigini and Mrs. Bobbie Q. Williegilt were there, and with Bobbie Q., Arthur Slaughterblock-Jones, and myself we just had elbow-room at the table.

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

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

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

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The company was limited by the size of my study, but I managed to get together a thoroughly interesting and congenial crowd of people.

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

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

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

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

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

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

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

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

plural of “hitch” — a period of time spent in military service

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

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

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

of great significance or value

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

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

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading The company was limited by the size of my study, but I managed to get together a thoroughly interesting and congenial crowd of people.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

and nothing more

From this reading Mrs. Radigan chaperoned, and, besides Miss Veal, the Countess Poglioso Spinnigini and Mrs. Bobbie Q. Williegilt were there, and with Bobbie Q., Arthur Slaughterblock-Jones, and myself we just had elbow-room at the table.

immediately past

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

small in range or scope

From this reading The company was limited by the size of my study, but I managed to get together a thoroughly interesting and congenial crowd of people.

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

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading The company was limited by the size of my study, but I managed to get together a thoroughly interesting and congenial crowd of people.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

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

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Radigan chaperoned, and, besides Miss Veal, the Countess Poglioso Spinnigini and Mrs. Bobbie Q. Williegilt were there, and with Bobbie Q., Arthur Slaughterblock-Jones, and myself we just had elbow-room at the table.

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

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Mrs. Radigan chaperoned, and, besides Miss Veal, the Countess Poglioso Spinnigini and Mrs. Bobbie Q. Williegilt were there, and with Bobbie Q., Arthur Slaughterblock-Jones, and myself we just had elbow-room at the table.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

come to pass

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

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

From this reading The company was limited by the size of my study, but I managed to get together a thoroughly interesting and congenial crowd of people.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

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

From this reading Mrs. Radigan chaperoned, and, besides Miss Veal, the Countess Poglioso Spinnigini and Mrs. Bobbie Q. Williegilt were there, and with Bobbie Q., Arthur Slaughterblock-Jones, and myself we just had elbow-room at the table.

the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet

From this reading Mrs. Radigan chaperoned, and, besides Miss Veal, the Countess Poglioso Spinnigini and Mrs. Bobbie Q. Williegilt were there, and with Bobbie Q., Arthur Slaughterblock-Jones, and myself we just had elbow-room at the table.

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

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

-ing form of “redecorate” — redo the decoration of an apartment or house

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

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

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading The company was limited by the size of my study, but I managed to get together a thoroughly interesting and congenial crowd of people.

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

From this reading Mrs. Radigan chaperoned, and, besides Miss Veal, the Countess Poglioso Spinnigini and Mrs. Bobbie Q. Williegilt were there, and with Bobbie Q., Arthur Slaughterblock-Jones, and myself we just had elbow-room at the table.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

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

From this reading Mrs. Radigan chaperoned, and, besides Miss Veal, the Countess Poglioso Spinnigini and Mrs. Bobbie Q. Williegilt were there, and with Bobbie Q., Arthur Slaughterblock-Jones, and myself we just had elbow-room at the table.

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

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading The company was limited by the size of my study, but I managed to get together a thoroughly interesting and congenial crowd of people.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Mrs. Radigan chaperoned, and, besides Miss Veal, the Countess Poglioso Spinnigini and Mrs. Bobbie Q. Williegilt were there, and with Bobbie Q., Arthur Slaughterblock-Jones, and myself we just had elbow-room at the table.

-ing form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

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

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

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

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

in an exhaustive manner

From this reading The company was limited by the size of my study, but I managed to get together a thoroughly interesting and congenial crowd of people.

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

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading The company was limited by the size of my study, but I managed to get together a thoroughly interesting and congenial crowd of people.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

meat from a calf

From this reading _My Dinner to Miss Pearl Veal_ I gave a delightful little dinner in my rooms the other evening in honor of my fiancée, Miss Pearl Veal.

in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

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

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Mrs. Radigan chaperoned, and, besides Miss Veal, the Countess Poglioso Spinnigini and Mrs. Bobbie Q. Williegilt were there, and with Bobbie Q., Arthur Slaughterblock-Jones, and myself we just had elbow-room at the table.

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

From this reading Of course there were some hitches, but they were such as are likely to occur in any similar affair in a bachelor room-hold, so altogether it was a success.

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

From this reading Mrs. Radigan chaperoned, and, besides Miss Veal, the Countess Poglioso Spinnigini and Mrs. Bobbie Q. Williegilt were there, and with Bobbie Q., Arthur Slaughterblock-Jones, and myself we just had elbow-room at the table.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Radigan could not come, as there was an important meeting of the vestry of St. Edward's to devise ways and means of redecorating the rectory, but J. Madison Mudison took his place at the last minute, after telephoning to Miss Bumpschus that he had been called suddenly out of town and could not go to the opera with them.