Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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

From this reading Well, I have told her to send them on to me, and I shall take my chance of finding the L5 that will be necessary.

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

From this reading A MEMORABLE DAY.

later than; following

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

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

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

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

From this reading They are not fit to be sent home, she writes; then all the country holiday money collected last summer has been spent, and what is she to do?

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

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

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

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

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

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

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

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They are not fit to be sent home, she writes; then all the country holiday money collected last summer has been spent, and what is she to do?

a pauper who lives by begging

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Well, I have told her to send them on to me, and I shall take my chance of finding the L5 that will be necessary.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

brought together in one place

From this reading They are not fit to be sent home, she writes; then all the country holiday money collected last summer has been spent, and what is she to do?

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading They are not fit to be sent home, she writes; then all the country holiday money collected last summer has been spent, and what is she to do?

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading A MEMORABLE DAY.

dearly loved

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading Well, I have told her to send them on to me, and I shall take my chance of finding the L5 that will be necessary.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading They are not fit to be sent home, she writes; then all the country holiday money collected last summer has been spent, and what is she to do?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

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

From this reading They are not fit to be sent home, she writes; then all the country holiday money collected last summer has been spent, and what is she to do?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Well, I have told her to send them on to me, and I shall take my chance of finding the L5 that will be necessary.

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

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

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

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading They are not fit to be sent home, she writes; then all the country holiday money collected last summer has been spent, and what is she to do?

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

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

From this reading Well, I have told her to send them on to me, and I shall take my chance of finding the L5 that will be necessary.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

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

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

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

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading Well, I have told her to send them on to me, and I shall take my chance of finding the L5 that will be necessary.

immediately past

From this reading They are not fit to be sent home, she writes; then all the country holiday money collected last summer has been spent, and what is she to do?

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

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

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

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

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

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

worth remembering

From this reading A MEMORABLE DAY.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading They are not fit to be sent home, she writes; then all the country holiday money collected last summer has been spent, and what is she to do?

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

used to form the superlative

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Well, I have told her to send them on to me, and I shall take my chance of finding the L5 that will be necessary.

absolutely essential

From this reading Well, I have told her to send them on to me, and I shall take my chance of finding the L5 that will be necessary.

not any; not one

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They are not fit to be sent home, she writes; then all the country holiday money collected last summer has been spent, and what is she to do?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Well, I have told her to send them on to me, and I shall take my chance of finding the L5 that will be necessary.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

in the near future

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

express in words

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

cause to go somewhere

From this reading Well, I have told her to send them on to me, and I shall take my chance of finding the L5 that will be necessary.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

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

From this reading Well, I have told her to send them on to me, and I shall take my chance of finding the L5 that will be necessary.

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

From this reading They are not fit to be sent home, she writes; then all the country holiday money collected last summer has been spent, and what is she to do?

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading They are not fit to be sent home, she writes; then all the country holiday money collected last summer has been spent, and what is she to do?

a state of acute pain

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading They are not fit to be sent home, she writes; then all the country holiday money collected last summer has been spent, and what is she to do?

carry out

From this reading Well, I have told her to send them on to me, and I shall take my chance of finding the L5 that will be necessary.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

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

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Well, I have told her to send them on to me, and I shall take my chance of finding the L5 that will be necessary.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading They are not fit to be sent home, she writes; then all the country holiday money collected last summer has been spent, and what is she to do?

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

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

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

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

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

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Well, I have told her to send them on to me, and I shall take my chance of finding the L5 that will be necessary.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

not embarrassed

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Well, I have told her to send them on to me, and I shall take my chance of finding the L5 that will be necessary.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading They are not fit to be sent home, she writes; then all the country holiday money collected last summer has been spent, and what is she to do?

which person or people

From this reading The fact is, immediately after you left this afternoon, the post brought me a letter from Sister Alexandra, who tells me that two of her small children, suffering from hip-disease, must be sent home, for the doctors say they are getting no better, and the beds in the ward are wanted.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading They are not fit to be sent home, she writes; then all the country holiday money collected last summer has been spent, and what is she to do?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "...But do you know, dear Maurice, that you propose marrying a beggar; and, more than that, a most unabashed beggar, as you will be saying to yourself presently?