Chapter XII · Shylock Demands His Bond

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

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

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From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

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

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

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From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

have

From this reading The debts we make by plighted vows, Bear heaviest interest, ever!

next to; at the side of

From this reading There was a microscope on one table, with a great bunch of fresh-plucked fern beside it.

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From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading There was a microscope on one table, with a great bunch of fresh-plucked fern beside it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The debts we make by plighted vows, Bear heaviest interest, ever!

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From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

plural of “debt” — the state of owing something (especially money)

From this reading The debts we make by plighted vows, Bear heaviest interest, ever!

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From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

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From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

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 The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

a movement into or inward

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

at any time

From this reading The debts we make by plighted vows, Bear heaviest interest, ever!

superlative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

From this reading There was a microscope on one table, with a great bunch of fresh-plucked fern beside it.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

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From this reading There was a microscope on one table, with a great bunch of fresh-plucked fern beside it.

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

From this reading There was a microscope on one table, with a great bunch of fresh-plucked fern beside it.

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

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

United States labor leader and militant socialist who was one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World (1869-1928)

From this reading Haywood.

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

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

superlative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading The debts we make by plighted vows, Bear heaviest interest, ever!

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

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From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

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

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

something that serves to indicate or suggest

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading The debts we make by plighted vows, Bear heaviest interest, ever!

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There was a microscope on one table, with a great bunch of fresh-plucked fern beside it.

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

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

engage in

From this reading The debts we make by plighted vows, Bear heaviest interest, ever!

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

magnifier of the image of small objects

From this reading There was a microscope on one table, with a great bunch of fresh-plucked fern beside it.

(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

not any; not one

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There was a microscope on one table, with a great bunch of fresh-plucked fern beside it.

possessive form of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

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From this reading The debts we make by plighted vows, Bear heaviest interest, ever!

compacted by ironing

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

except for; apart from

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

a state of warm snug comfort

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

English writer (1672-1729)

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading There was a microscope on one table, with a great bunch of fresh-plucked fern beside it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

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

From this reading The debts we make by plighted vows, Bear heaviest interest, ever!

in or at that place or location

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

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

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

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From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

precisely as stated

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

plural of “vow” — a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner

From this reading The debts we make by plighted vows, Bear heaviest interest, ever!

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

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The debts we make by plighted vows, Bear heaviest interest, ever!

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

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

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

From this reading The doctor's little parlor was the very “ideal” of snugness; there was nothing which had the faintest resemblance to luxury save the deep-cushioned arm-chair, into which he pressed Cashel at entering; but there were a hundred objects that told of home.

which person or people

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.

plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading The book-shelves, no mean indication of the owner's _trempe_, were filled with a mixture of works on medicine, the older English dramatists, and that class of writers who prevailed in the days of Steele and Addison.