used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
accidentsnounUS /ˈæksədənts/
plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading Mr. Orme affected, under such circumstances, a bluff and hearty stoicism as remote as possible from Mrs. Peyton’s deprecating evasion of facts.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
(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 It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
annoyancenounUS /əˈnɔɪəns/
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Orme affected, under such circumstances, a bluff and hearty stoicism as remote as possible from Mrs. Peyton’s deprecating evasion of facts.
assimilationnounUS /əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən/
the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
bluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading Mr. Orme affected, under such circumstances, a bluff and hearty stoicism as remote as possible from Mrs. Peyton’s deprecating evasion of facts.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
CalifornianounUS /ˌkæləˈfɔːrnjə/
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Mr. Orme affected, under such circumstances, a bluff and hearty stoicism as remote as possible from Mrs. Peyton’s deprecating evasion of facts.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
being joined in close association
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
deprecatingadjectiveUS /ˈdeprəkeɪtɪŋ/
tending to diminish or disparage
From this reading Mr. Orme affected, under such circumstances, a bluff and hearty stoicism as remote as possible from Mrs. Peyton’s deprecating evasion of facts.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
having the place or position changed
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
doctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
entangledadjectiveUS /enˈtæŋɡəld/
deeply involved especially in something complicated
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
evasionnounUS /ɪˈveɪʒən/
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
From this reading Mr. Orme affected, under such circumstances, a bluff and hearty stoicism as remote as possible from Mrs. Peyton’s deprecating evasion of facts.
every person
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspoʊzd/
with no protection or shield
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Mr. Orme affected, under such circumstances, a bluff and hearty stoicism as remote as possible from Mrs. Peyton’s deprecating evasion of facts.
a social unit living together
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
a boy or man
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
forgingnounUS /ˈfɔːrdʒɪŋ/
shaping metal by heating and hammering
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
forty-eightadjective
being eight more than forty
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Orme affected, under such circumstances, a bluff and hearty stoicism as remote as possible from Mrs. Peyton’s deprecating evasion of facts.
a man of refinement
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
a young female
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
hadn't
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From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading Mr. Orme affected, under such circumstances, a bluff and hearty stoicism as remote as possible from Mrs. Peyton’s deprecating evasion of facts.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/
in a softened tone
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
a single distinct event
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
incomenounUS /ˈɪnkʌm/
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
and nothing more
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
justifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪd/
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
Kate
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From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
latter'snounUS /ˈlætərz/
possessive form of “latter” — the second of two or the second mentioned of two
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
luckilyadverbUS /ˈlʌkəli/
by good fortune
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
joined in matrimony
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
misfortunesnounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
a form of address for a man
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
nastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
information about recent and important events
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
many times at short intervals
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
Orme
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From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
others
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From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
Peyton's
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From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Mr. Orme affected, under such circumstances, a bluff and hearty stoicism as remote as possible from Mrs. Peyton’s deprecating evasion of facts.
probationnounUS /proʊˈbeɪʃən/
a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
prodigalnounUS /ˈprɑːdɪɡəl/
a recklessly extravagant consumer
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
promptlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːmptli/
with little or no delay
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
recommendedverbUS /ˌrekəˈmendɪd/
past form of “recommend” — push for something
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading Mr. Orme affected, under such circumstances, a bluff and hearty stoicism as remote as possible from Mrs. Peyton’s deprecating evasion of facts.
resignverbUS /rɪˈzaɪn/
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
runawaynounUS /ˈrʌnəweɪ/
an easy victory
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
scandalnounUS /ˈskændəl/
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
settlingnounUS /ˈsetəlɪŋ/
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
in the near future
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
splashedadjectiveUS /splæʃt/
(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
stoicismnounUS /ˈstoʊ.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/
An ancient Greek and Roman philosophy holding that virtue is the only true good, and that emotional self-control leads to inner serenity.
From this reading Mr. Orme affected, under such circumstances, a bluff and hearty stoicism as remote as possible from Mrs. Peyton’s deprecating evasion of facts.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Orme affected, under such circumstances, a bluff and hearty stoicism as remote as possible from Mrs. Peyton’s deprecating evasion of facts.
Sunday-school
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From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
carry out
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
transientnounUS /ˈtrænʒənt/
one who stays for only a short time
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Mr. Orme affected, under such circumstances, a bluff and hearty stoicism as remote as possible from Mrs. Peyton’s deprecating evasion of facts.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
viewedverbUS /vjuːd/
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
vocabularynounUS /voʊˈkæbjəleri/
a listing of the words used in some enterprise
From this reading News of the painful incident--he often used Mrs. Peyton’s vocabulary--had reached him at his club, and to some extent disturbed the assimilation of a carefully ordered breakfast; but since then two days had passed, and it did not take Mr. Orme forty-eight hours to resign himself to the misfortunes of others.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
wasn't
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From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
which person or people
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was all very nasty, of course, and he wished to heaven it hadn’t happened to any one about to be connected with him; but he viewed it with the transient annoyance of a gentleman who has been splashed by the mud of a fatal runaway.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was a bad business; he was sorry Kate should have been mixed up with it; but she would be married soon now, and then she would see that life wasn’t exactly a Sunday-school story.
wouldn't
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From this reading Everybody was exposed to such disagreeable accidents: he remembered a case in their own family--oh, a distant cousin whom Kate wouldn’t have heard of--a poor fellow who had got entangled with just such a woman, and having (most properly) been sent packing by his father, had justified the latter’s course by promptly forging his name--a very nasty affair altogether; but luckily the scandal had been hushed up, the woman bought off, and the prodigal, after a season of probation, safely married to a nice girl with a good income, who was told by the family that the doctors recommended his settling in California.
