Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.

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

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

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

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

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From this reading It was she who scented danger first, for the Major was anecdotically unconscious.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

the contestant you hope to defeat

From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

plural of “confusion” — disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

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From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading It was she who scented danger first, for the Major was anecdotically unconscious.

plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

the act of forming or establishing something

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It was she who scented danger first, for the Major was anecdotically unconscious.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was she who scented danger first, for the Major was anecdotically unconscious.

set up or found

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

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

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

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

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

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

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint

From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.

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From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

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

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

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

From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.

inflected form of “instal” — set up for use

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.

immediately past

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

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From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.

characterized by grandeur

From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.

possessive form of “monarch” — a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

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

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

show approval or appreciation of

From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.

cut with a saw

From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.

having the sense of smell

From this reading It was she who scented danger first, for the Major was anecdotically unconscious.

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.

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

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.

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

From this reading It was she who scented danger first, for the Major was anecdotically unconscious.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

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

From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

From this reading It was she who scented danger first, for the Major was anecdotically unconscious.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But Oronte gave us tea, with a hundred eager confusions--he had never been concerned in so queer a process--and I think she thought better of me for having at last an "establishment."

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

From this reading It was strange to have to recognise in a scrap of a lazzarone a competitor to her magnificent Major.

at the time that

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

which person or people

From this reading It was she who scented danger first, for the Major was anecdotically unconscious.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I thought Mrs. Monarch's face slightly convulsed when, on her coming back with her husband, she found Oronte installed.

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

From this reading They saw a couple of drawings that I had made of the establishment, and Mrs. Monarch hinted that it never would have struck her he had sat for them.