Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading I sha’n’t be able to look anybody in the face.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “He has always made jokes about your advice,” she said at length, “and now everybody’ll think he’s right.

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading “He has always made jokes about your advice,” she said at length, “and now everybody’ll think he’s right.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading “He has always made jokes about your advice,” she said at length, “and now everybody’ll think he’s right.

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

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

any person at all

From this reading I sha’n’t be able to look anybody in the face.

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

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

plural of “aspersion” — a disparaging remark

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “He has always made jokes about your advice,” she said at length, “and now everybody’ll think he’s right.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I sha’n’t be able to look anybody in the face.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I should have seen through it at once if it had been me.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading I’m going down to give him a bit o’ my mind.”

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

plural of “connection” — a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

past form of “console” — give moral or emotional strength to

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

joined together especially in a pair or pairs

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I’m going down to give him a bit o’ my mind.”

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From this reading “He has always made jokes about your advice,” she said at length, “and now everybody’ll think he’s right.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading I sha’n’t be able to look anybody in the face.

a social unit living together

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

a person who operates a farm

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I’m going down to give him a bit o’ my mind.”

the act of departing

From this reading I’m going down to give him a bit o’ my mind.”

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

From this reading I should have seen through it at once if it had been me.

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

From this reading “He has always made jokes about your advice,” she said at length, “and now everybody’ll think he’s right.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I should have seen through it at once if it had been me.

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

From this reading “He has always made jokes about your advice,” she said at length, “and now everybody’ll think he’s right.

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From this reading “He has always made jokes about your advice,” she said at length, “and now everybody’ll think he’s right.

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

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I’m going down to give him a bit o’ my mind.”

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

From this reading I sha’n’t be able to look anybody in the face.

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From this reading I’m going down to give him a bit o’ my mind.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

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

From this reading I sha’n’t be able to look anybody in the face.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I should have seen through it at once if it had been me.

plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading “He has always made jokes about your advice,” she said at length, “and now everybody’ll think he’s right.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading “He has always made jokes about your advice,” she said at length, “and now everybody’ll think he’s right.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I sha’n’t be able to look anybody in the face.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading “He has always made jokes about your advice,” she said at length, “and now everybody’ll think he’s right.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I should have seen through it at once if it had been me.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading I’m going down to give him a bit o’ my mind.”

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

plural of “muttering” — a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I’m going down to give him a bit o’ my mind.”

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

From this reading “He has always made jokes about your advice,” she said at length, “and now everybody’ll think he’s right.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading I’m going down to give him a bit o’ my mind.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

on one occasion

From this reading I should have seen through it at once if it had been me.

small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

precisely, exactly

From this reading “He has always made jokes about your advice,” she said at length, “and now everybody’ll think he’s right.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “He has always made jokes about your advice,” she said at length, “and now everybody’ll think he’s right.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I should have seen through it at once if it had been me.

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From this reading I sha’n’t be able to look anybody in the face.

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

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I should have seen through it at once if it had been me.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

past form of “subside” — wear off or die down

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

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

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “He has always made jokes about your advice,” she said at length, “and now everybody’ll think he’s right.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading I should have seen through it at once if it had been me.

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

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

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

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

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

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

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

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

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

From this reading Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “He has always made jokes about your advice,” she said at length, “and now everybody’ll think he’s right.