Chapter X

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

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

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From this reading Now, you know, that makes, first, fifty-two pound a-year; then half of fifty-two, twenty-six; add twenty-six to fifty-two, seventy-eight--seventy-eight pound a-year, net-profit.

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Now, you know, that makes, first, fifty-two pound a-year; then half of fifty-two, twenty-six; add twenty-six to fifty-two, seventy-eight--seventy-eight pound a-year, net-profit.

(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 I find, all expenses covered, one pound ten net profit.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

not functioning properly

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

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

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

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

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

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From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

show off

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

filled to capacity

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

put or send forth

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading I find, all expenses covered, one pound ten net profit.

a female human offspring

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

dearly loved

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

past form of “dive” — drop steeply

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

one or the other of two

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

extravagant exaggeration

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

money paid out; an amount spent

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

From this reading I find, all expenses covered, one pound ten net profit.

plural of “extra” — a minor actor in crowd scenes

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

a feeling of extreme joy

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

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

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

being two more than fifty

From this reading Now, you know, that makes, first, fifty-two pound a-year; then half of fifty-two, twenty-six; add twenty-six to fifty-two, seventy-eight--seventy-eight pound a-year, net-profit.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading I find, all expenses covered, one pound ten net profit.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

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

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Now, you know, that makes, first, fifty-two pound a-year; then half of fifty-two, twenty-six; add twenty-six to fifty-two, seventy-eight--seventy-eight pound a-year, net-profit.

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

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

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

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

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

a social unit living together

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

ten 10s

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

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

From this reading I find, all expenses covered, one pound ten net profit.

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

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

getting higher or more vigorous

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

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

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

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

From this reading Now, you know, that makes, first, fifty-two pound a-year; then half of fifty-two, twenty-six; add twenty-six to fifty-two, seventy-eight--seventy-eight pound a-year, net-profit.

lowest in rank or importance

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading Now, you know, that makes, first, fifty-two pound a-year; then half of fifty-two, twenty-six; add twenty-six to fifty-two, seventy-eight--seventy-eight pound a-year, net-profit.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

to a great degree or extent

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

clean or organized

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

From this reading I find, all expenses covered, one pound ten net profit.

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

From this reading Now, you know, that makes, first, fifty-two pound a-year; then half of fifty-two, twenty-six; add twenty-six to fifty-two, seventy-eight--seventy-eight pound a-year, net-profit.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

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

From this reading Now, you know, that makes, first, fifty-two pound a-year; then half of fifty-two, twenty-six; add twenty-six to fifty-two, seventy-eight--seventy-eight pound a-year, net-profit.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I find, all expenses covered, one pound ten net profit.

above and across; more than

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

From this reading I find, all expenses covered, one pound ten net profit.

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

From this reading I find, all expenses covered, one pound ten net profit.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

let for money

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

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

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

express in words

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

the cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and eight

From this reading Now, you know, that makes, first, fifty-two pound a-year; then half of fifty-two, twenty-six; add twenty-six to fifty-two, seventy-eight--seventy-eight pound a-year, net-profit.

joining or attaching by stitches

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

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

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

the state of being contaminated

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading I find, all expenses covered, one pound ten net profit.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now, you know, that makes, first, fifty-two pound a-year; then half of fifty-two, twenty-six; add twenty-six to fifty-two, seventy-eight--seventy-eight pound a-year, net-profit.

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

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

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

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

being six more than twenty

From this reading Now, you know, that makes, first, fifty-two pound a-year; then half of fifty-two, twenty-six; add twenty-six to fifty-two, seventy-eight--seventy-eight pound a-year, net-profit.

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

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

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

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

(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 He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.

which person or people

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Well, it stands to reason and common sense, that as I go on, my business will go on improving too; in short, put it at the lowest--I hate exaggeration--well put it at the lowest, and I may say that by next Michaelmas, we shall have a neat hundred."

in the company of; together with

From this reading A week had passed over the Teapot, and, sitting in the back-parlour with Mary, who was busy sewing, Richard Jones dived deep into his books, and cast up his accounts.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He allowed for rent, for expenditure, for household, for extras, then his face, brimful of ill-disguised exultation, he said to his daughter: "Well, Mary, dear, 'taint much to boast of, but for a first week, you see, 'taint amiss, either.