Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading She and I. A Love Story.

deserving of the highest esteem or admiration

From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

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

From this reading She and I. A Love Story.

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

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

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a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

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plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

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a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

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opinion or judgment

From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

past form of “fare” — proceed or get along

From this reading We will not tell you how it fared--you must find that out for yourself.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading We will not tell you how it fared--you must find that out for yourself.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We will not tell you how it fared--you must find that out for yourself.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

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

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

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

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading A Life History.

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From this reading We will not tell you how it fared--you must find that out for yourself.

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From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

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

From this reading She and I. A Love Story.

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

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading We will not tell you how it fared--you must find that out for yourself.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

a polite name for any woman

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a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading A Life History.

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From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading She and I. A Love Story.

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From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

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

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

a form of address for a married woman

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to a great degree or extent

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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading We will not tell you how it fared--you must find that out for yourself.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We will not tell you how it fared--you must find that out for yourself.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading We will not tell you how it fared--you must find that out for yourself.

group of people willing to obey orders

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

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

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

Identical; not different.

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the place where some action occurs

From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

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

From this reading She and I. A Love Story.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

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

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading She and I. A Love Story.

express in words

From this reading We will not tell you how it fared--you must find that out for yourself.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We will not tell you how it fared--you must find that out for yourself.

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

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

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

From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

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

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Volume Two. by John Conroy Hutcheson ________________________________________________________________ In Volume Two we have much the same personnel as in Volume One; the vicar and his sister Miss Pimpernell; Lady Dasher and her two daughters; Miss Spight and Mawley the curate; Min and Mrs Clyde; Catch the dog.

interlace by or as if by weaving

From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading We will not tell you how it fared--you must find that out for yourself.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Having set the scene in Volume One, Hutcheson goes on to weave a beautiful story round the love-affair between the hero, Lorton, and Min, she with the admirable grey eyes.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading We will not tell you how it fared--you must find that out for yourself.

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

From this reading We will not tell you how it fared--you must find that out for yourself.