Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

bring an accusation against; level a charge against

From this reading The Earl's sense of honour forbade him to accuse any meaner man while the big culprit went unrebuked.

a defendant in a criminal proceeding

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

regarded with admiration

From this reading I had stood in it once before and admired the courtly and costly thoroughness of the Earl's rebuke.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

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

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The Earl's sense of honour forbade him to accuse any meaner man while the big culprit went unrebuked.

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

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

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I had stood in it once before and admired the courtly and costly thoroughness of the Earl's rebuke.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The Earl's sense of honour forbade him to accuse any meaner man while the big culprit went unrebuked.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

a game played with playing cards

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

past form of “cheat” — deprive somebody of something by deceit

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

the way of administering a business

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

without stop or interruption

From this reading Therefore he continued to lose magnificently while he devised a new room for play: the room in which I now followed Gervase.

entailing great loss or sacrifice

From this reading I had stood in it once before and admired the courtly and costly thoroughness of the Earl's rebuke.

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

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

From this reading I had stood in it once before and admired the courtly and costly thoroughness of the Earl's rebuke.

someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

From this reading The Earl's sense of honour forbade him to accuse any meaner man while the big culprit went unrebuked.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

past form of “devise” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

From this reading Therefore he continued to lose magnificently while he devised a new room for play: the room in which I now followed Gervase.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

possessive form of “earl” — a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading The Earl's sense of honour forbade him to accuse any meaner man while the big culprit went unrebuked.

feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

marked by eager anticipation

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

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

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Therefore he continued to lose magnificently while he devised a new room for play: the room in which I now followed Gervase.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Therefore he continued to lose magnificently while he devised a new room for play: the room in which I now followed Gervase.

inflected form of “forbid” — command against

From this reading The Earl's sense of honour forbade him to accuse any meaner man while the big culprit went unrebuked.

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

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

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From this reading Therefore he continued to lose magnificently while he devised a new room for play: the room in which I now followed Gervase.

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

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

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

only a very short time before

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

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

From this reading Therefore he continued to lose magnificently while he devised a new room for play: the room in which I now followed Gervase.

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

From this reading The Earl's sense of honour forbade him to accuse any meaner man while the big culprit went unrebuked.

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

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

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

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

the state of being honored

From this reading The Earl's sense of honour forbade him to accuse any meaner man while the big culprit went unrebuked.

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

From this reading Therefore he continued to lose magnificently while he devised a new room for play: the room in which I now followed Gervase.

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

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

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I had stood in it once before and admired the courtly and costly thoroughness of the Earl's rebuke.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading Therefore he continued to lose magnificently while he devised a new room for play: the room in which I now followed Gervase.

extremely well

From this reading Therefore he continued to lose magnificently while he devised a new room for play: the room in which I now followed Gervase.

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

From this reading The Earl's sense of honour forbade him to accuse any meaner man while the big culprit went unrebuked.

comparative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

From this reading The Earl's sense of honour forbade him to accuse any meaner man while the big culprit went unrebuked.

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

From this reading Therefore he continued to lose magnificently while he devised a new room for play: the room in which I now followed Gervase.

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

From this reading Therefore he continued to lose magnificently while he devised a new room for play: the room in which I now followed Gervase.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

on one occasion

From this reading I had stood in it once before and admired the courtly and costly thoroughness of the Earl's rebuke.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

in a persistent manner

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

participate in games or sport

From this reading Therefore he continued to lose magnificently while he devised a new room for play: the room in which I now followed Gervase.

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From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

censure severely or angrily

From this reading I had stood in it once before and admired the courtly and costly thoroughness of the Earl's rebuke.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Therefore he continued to lose magnificently while he devised a new room for play: the room in which I now followed Gervase.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading The Earl's sense of honour forbade him to accuse any meaner man while the big culprit went unrebuked.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading I had stood in it once before and admired the courtly and costly thoroughness of the Earl's rebuke.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

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

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore he continued to lose magnificently while he devised a new room for play: the room in which I now followed Gervase.

conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task

From this reading I had stood in it once before and admired the courtly and costly thoroughness of the Earl's rebuke.

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

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

without emotional agitation

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

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

From this reading The Earl's sense of honour forbade him to accuse any meaner man while the big culprit went unrebuked.

-ing form of “usher” — take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.

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

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

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

From this reading Therefore he continued to lose magnificently while he devised a new room for play: the room in which I now followed Gervase.

during the time that

From this reading The Earl's sense of honour forbade him to accuse any meaner man while the big culprit went unrebuked.

which person or people

From this reading The story went that the late owner, Earl C--, had reason to believe himself persistently cheated at cards by his best friends, and in particular by a Duke of the Blood Royal, who could hardly be accused to his face.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I had imagined him conducting his expectant guests to the door, ushering them in with a wave of the hand, and taking his seat tranquilly amid the dead, embarrassed silence: had imagined him facing the Royal Duke and asking, "Shall we cut?" with a voice of the politest inflection.