Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

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

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

-ing form of “accomplish” — put in effect

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

anew

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

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

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

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

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

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

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

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From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

a man paid to drive a privately owned car

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

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

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

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 And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

divisible by two

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

represented as greater than is true or reasonable

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

devoid of good sense or judgment

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

set up or found

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Michael, if he went on like this, would _never_ get his knighthood!

destroyed or killed

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

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

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

only a very short time before

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

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

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

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

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

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

From this reading Michael, if he went on like this, would _never_ get his knighthood!

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Michael, if he went on like this, would _never_ get his knighthood!

of great significance or value

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

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

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

British field marshal (1850-1916)

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

aristocrats holding the rank of knight

From this reading Michael, if he went on like this, would _never_ get his knighthood!

apprehended with certainty

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

immediately past

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

go away from a place

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

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

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Michael, if he went on like this, would _never_ get his knighthood!

United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

people who are wounded

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

plural of “marvel” — something that causes feelings of wonder

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

come together

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

a skilled worker who mends or repairs things

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

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

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

used to form the superlative

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

a form of address for a man

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Michael, if he went on like this, would _never_ get his knighthood!

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

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

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

held or filled or in use

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Michael, if he went on like this, would _never_ get his knighthood!

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

above and across; more than

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

on the contrary

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

release, as from one's grip

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

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From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

only a very short time before

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

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

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

from a time in the past until now

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

term of address for a man

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

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

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

express in speech

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

not in physical motion

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

a sudden outburst of anger

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

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

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

in or at that place or location

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

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

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

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

From this reading Michael, if he went on like this, would _never_ get his knighthood!

in spite of the fact that

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

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

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

precisely as stated

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading THE BOMB IN PORTLAND PLACE Mrs. Rossiter said to herself in 1915 that she had scarcely known a happy day, or even hour, since the War began.

United States writer and poet (1905-1989)

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

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

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Michael, if he went on like this, would _never_ get his knighthood!

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

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

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

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

at the time that

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In the first place Michael had again shown violence of temper with ministers of state over the release from prison of "that" Miss Warren--"a convict doing a sentence of hard labour."

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

From this reading Then when Michael had at last, thanks to General Armstrong, found his right place and was accomplishing marvels--the papers said--as a "mender of the maimed"--here was she left alone in Portland Place with hardly any one to speak to, and all her acquaintances--she now realized they were scarcely her friends--too much occupied with war work to spend an afternoon in discussing nothing very important over a sumptuous tea, still served by a butler and footman.

the act of harassing someone

From this reading And then, when he had got her released, and gone himself with their beautiful new motor--whatever _could_ the chauffeur have thought?--to meet her at the prison gates, _there_ he was, afterwards, worrying himself over the War: not content as she was, as most of her friends were, as the newspapers were, to leave it all to Lord Kitchener and Mr. Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, and even Mr. Lloyd George--though the latter had made some rather foolish and exaggerated speeches about Alcohol.

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

From this reading Michael, if he went on like this, would _never_ get his knighthood!