Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

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

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

later than; following

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

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

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

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

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

from appearances alone

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

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

From this reading As he was wont to explain in later days of blessed peacefulness:

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

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

From this reading As he was wont to explain in later days of blessed peacefulness:

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From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading "The queerest part of the whole business was that I never had the slightest notion as to what was going to happen next.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Everything occurred like a flash of lightning, and imitated lightning by never striking twice in the same place."

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

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

serving as an essential component

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading As he was wont to explain in later days of blessed peacefulness:

propriety in manners and conduct

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

affected or marked by low spirits

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

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From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

in disarray; extremely disorderly

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Everything occurred like a flash of lightning, and imitated lightning by never striking twice in the same place."

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

make plain and comprehensible

From this reading As he was wont to explain in later days of blessed peacefulness:

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

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

a social unit living together

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading Everything occurred like a flash of lightning, and imitated lightning by never striking twice in the same place."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

the act of departing

From this reading "The queerest part of the whole business was that I never had the slightest notion as to what was going to happen next.

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

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

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

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

come to pass

From this reading "The queerest part of the whole business was that I never had the slightest notion as to what was going to happen next.

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

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

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

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

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

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

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

From this reading "The queerest part of the whole business was that I never had the slightest notion as to what was going to happen next.

past form of “imitate” — reproduce someone's behavior or looks

From this reading Everything occurred like a flash of lightning, and imitated lightning by never striking twice in the same place."

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

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading As he was wont to explain in later days of blessed peacefulness:

abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

From this reading Everything occurred like a flash of lightning, and imitated lightning by never striking twice in the same place."

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Everything occurred like a flash of lightning, and imitated lightning by never striking twice in the same place."

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

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

used to form the superlative

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "The queerest part of the whole business was that I never had the slightest notion as to what was going to happen next.

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

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading "The queerest part of the whole business was that I never had the slightest notion as to what was going to happen next.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading "The queerest part of the whole business was that I never had the slightest notion as to what was going to happen next.

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading Everything occurred like a flash of lightning, and imitated lightning by never striking twice in the same place."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

having official authority or sanction

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

a state of extreme confusion and disorder

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading "The queerest part of the whole business was that I never had the slightest notion as to what was going to happen next.

a state that is calm and tranquil

From this reading As he was wont to explain in later days of blessed peacefulness:

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

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Everything occurred like a flash of lightning, and imitated lightning by never striking twice in the same place."

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

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From this reading "The queerest part of the whole business was that I never had the slightest notion as to what was going to happen next.

past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

a safe place

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

relieve from

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Everything occurred like a flash of lightning, and imitated lightning by never striking twice in the same place."

superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some

From this reading "The queerest part of the whole business was that I never had the slightest notion as to what was going to happen next.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

in the near future

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

having a supporting base

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

From this reading Everything occurred like a flash of lightning, and imitated lightning by never striking twice in the same place."

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

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

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

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

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

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

two times

From this reading Everything occurred like a flash of lightning, and imitated lightning by never striking twice in the same place."

lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

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

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.

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

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "The queerest part of the whole business was that I never had the slightest notion as to what was going to happen next.

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

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

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

From this reading WHEREIN LADY HERMIONE "ACTS FOR THE BEST" A dejected and disheveled super-clerk was called on to face a new crisis soon after he had apparently got rid of most of the persons concerned in the pandemonium which had raged for hours around that refuge of middle-class decorum and respectability, the Central Hotel in 27th Street.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading "The queerest part of the whole business was that I never had the slightest notion as to what was going to happen next.

an established custom

From this reading As he was wont to explain in later days of blessed peacefulness:

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

From this reading It was not to be expected that a man of the Earl of Valletort's social standing and experience would allow himself to be brow-beaten by a police official and an uncertain miscellany of people like Devar and the members of the Curtis family.