Chapter IX

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

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

(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 Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

in addition

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

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From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

plural of “amount” — a quantity of money

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

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

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

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

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

having very keen vision

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

relating to or characteristic of art or artists

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

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

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

have

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

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From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

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From this reading Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

taking care or paying attention

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

behave as expected during of holidays or rites

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

relatively low in price or charging low prices

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

anything that covers or conceals

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

candy and other sweets considered collectively

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

the act of conquering

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

From this reading Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

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From this reading Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

a specialized division of a large organization

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

coming down or downward

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

arrange in a particular way

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

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From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

put on clothes

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

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From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

past form of “exclude” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

use up, consume fully

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

without a fault; in a faultless manner

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

plural of “flannel” — a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing

From this reading Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

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From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

assemble or get together

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

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

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

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From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

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

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

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From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

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

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)

From this reading Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

a woman host

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

ten 10s

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

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From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

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

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

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

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

immediately past

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

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

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

joined in matrimony

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

used to form the superlative

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

not any; not one

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting

From this reading Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

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

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

plural of “nuisance” — (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

a child's room for a baby

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

plural of “parish” — a local church community

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

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From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

look furtively

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

past form of “prize” — hold dear

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

put in the mind of someone

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

Identical; not different.

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

express in words

From this reading Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

of superior grade

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

plural of “sex” — activities associated with sexual intercourse

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

plural of “shawl” — cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders

From this reading Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

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

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

From this reading Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

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

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

in or at that place or location

From this reading Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

a special situation

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

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

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

causing distress or worry or anxiety

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading Now you can peep into the cloak room, and bear away on your graceful shoulders a six, twenty, thirty, or four hundred dollar cloak, as the length of your husband’s purse, or your own fancy (which in these degenerate days amounts to pretty much the same thing) may suggest.

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

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

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From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

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

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

the topmost one of two

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

in or at the place that

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

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

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

which person or people

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

at a wholesale price

From this reading Then there is the wholesale department, where you will see shawls, hosiery, flannels, calicoes, and delaines, sufficient to stock all the nondescript country stores, to say nothing of city consumption.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Then if you patronise those ever-to-be-abominated and always-to-be-shunned nuisances called Parties, where fools of both sexes gather to criticise their host and hostess, and cut up characters and confectionery, you can step into that little room from which daylight is excluded, and select an evening dress, _by gas-light_, upon the effect of which you can, of course, depend, and to which artistic arrangement many a New York belle has probably owed that much prized possession—her “last conquest.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You can go into the silk department, where, by a soft descending light you will see dinner dresses that remind you of a shivered rainbow, for _passé_ married ladies who long since ceased to celebrate their birth-days, and who keep their budding daughters carefully immured in the nursery; or, at the same counter, you can select a modest silk for your minister’s wife at six shillings a yard, that will cause no heart-burnings in the most Argus-eyed of Paul Pry parishes.

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

From this reading Now, if you please, you can go into the upholstery-room, and furnish your nursery windows with a cheap set of plain linen curtains; or you can expend a small fortune in regal crimson, or soft blue damask drapery, for your drawing-room; and without troubling yourself to thread the never-ending streets of Gotham for an upholsteress, can have them made by competent persons in the upper loft of the building, who will also drape them faultlessly about your windows, should you so desire.