Chapter IX

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

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Lottie, although her colour was good and her costume countrified enough, smacked of the town.

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

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

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

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

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

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

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

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

a youthful male person

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

fresh and animated

From this reading There is usually something breezy, healthy, and eminently English about such a girl.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Miss Lottie Lottingar came down.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

the mistress of a chateau or large country house

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

having or capable of producing colors

From this reading Lottie, although her colour was good and her costume countrified enough, smacked of the town.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

From this reading Lottie, although her colour was good and her costume countrified enough, smacked of the town.

characteristic of rural life

From this reading Lottie, although her colour was good and her costume countrified enough, smacked of the town.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

a female human offspring

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

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

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Miss Lottie Lottingar came down.

a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

in an eminent manner

From this reading There is usually something breezy, healthy, and eminently English about such a girl.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading There is usually something breezy, healthy, and eminently English about such a girl.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Lottie, although her colour was good and her costume countrified enough, smacked of the town.

to an extreme degree

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

a young female

From this reading There is usually something breezy, healthy, and eminently English about such a girl.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Lottie, although her colour was good and her costume countrified enough, smacked of the town.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease

From this reading There is usually something breezy, healthy, and eminently English about such a girl.

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

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

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

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

an intervening period or episode

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

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

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

a room where books are kept

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

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

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

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

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

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

From this reading Miss Lottie Lottingar came down.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

a human being

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

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

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

past form of “smack” — deliver a hard blow to

From this reading Lottie, although her colour was good and her costume countrified enough, smacked of the town.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading There is usually something breezy, healthy, and eminently English about such a girl.

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

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading There is usually something breezy, healthy, and eminently English about such a girl.

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

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

in or at that place or location

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

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

From this reading Lottie, although her colour was good and her costume countrified enough, smacked of the town.

characterized by a buoyant rhythm

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading THE PRINCIPAL BOY: AN INTERLUDE I CAPTAIN LOTTINGAR opened the door of the library and roared up the staircase-- "Lottie!"

under normal conditions

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

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

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

which person or people

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

From this reading She was an exceedingly handsome young person,--what is usually known as "a fine figure of a woman,"--but there was nothing of the squire's daughter about her, as there should be about a youthful _chatelaine_ who comes tripping down the shallow oak stairs of a great Elizabethan country house.