Chapter XI · _The Jacobean_

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

From this reading M ICHAEL found the Lower Third at St. James’ a jolly class.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

a positive feeling of liking

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

how long something has existed

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

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

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

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

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading M ICHAEL found the Lower Third at St. James’ a jolly class.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

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From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

talk or utter in a cackling manner

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

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

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading M ICHAEL found the Lower Third at St. James’ a jolly class.

say something to someone that expresses praise

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

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From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

fraught with uncertainty or doubt

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

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From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

set up or found

From this reading M ICHAEL found the Lower Third at St. James’ a jolly class.

marked by skill in deception

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading Michael liked the greater freedom of a public school.

a man of refinement

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading Michael liked the greater freedom of a public school.

neat and smart in appearance; well cared for

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

show one's unhappiness or critical attitude

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

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

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

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

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

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From this reading M ICHAEL found the Lower Third at St. James’ a jolly class.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

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

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading M ICHAEL found the Lower Third at St. James’ a jolly class.

plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading M ICHAEL found the Lower Third at St. James’ a jolly class.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading Michael liked the greater freedom of a public school.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading M ICHAEL found the Lower Third at St. James’ a jolly class.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading M ICHAEL found the Lower Third at St. James’ a jolly class.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

engage in

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

a form of address for a man

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

clean or organized

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

many times at short intervals

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Michael liked the greater freedom of a public school.

how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

unpleasantly loud and harsh

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

express in words

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

only a very short time before

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

an educational institution

From this reading Michael liked the greater freedom of a public school.

presiding officer of a school

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

in an aggressive manner

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

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From this reading M ICHAEL found the Lower Third at St. James’ a jolly class.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

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

From this reading M ICHAEL found the Lower Third at St. James’ a jolly class.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading M ICHAEL found the Lower Third at St. James’ a jolly class.

closely constrained or constricted or constricting

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

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

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

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

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

the topmost one of two

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

precisely as stated

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

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

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

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

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading However, Mr. Braxted was such a dandy and wore such very sharply creased and tight trousers and was so well set up and groomed that the class was proud of his neat appearance, and would inform the Upper Third that Foxy Braxted did, at any rate, look a gentleman, a distinction which the Upper Third could scarcely claim for their own form-master.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading To be sure, Mr. Braxted would often cackle jokes in a raucous voice about his age, and if Michael made a false quantity he would grumble and say he was paid as a schoolmaster not as a wet-nurse.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading He was so particularly young that he was called ‘Baby,’ but with enough obvious affection to make the dubious nickname a compliment.