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 For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

(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 Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

a quantity of money

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

pleasantly occupied

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

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

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

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

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

an orderly arrangement

From this reading At length the important evening arrived and in the home of Mr. Glossop, a wealthy and retired whiskey dealer, there was a brilliant array of wealth and fashion.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading At length the important evening arrived and in the home of Mr. Glossop, a wealthy and retired whiskey dealer, there was a brilliant array of wealth and fashion.

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

From this reading The wine flowed out in unstinted measures and some of the women so forgot themselves as to attempt to rival the men in drinking.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At length the important evening arrived and in the home of Mr. Glossop, a wealthy and retired whiskey dealer, there was a brilliant array of wealth and fashion.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading The wine flowed out in unstinted measures and some of the women so forgot themselves as to attempt to rival the men in drinking.

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

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading At length the important evening arrived and in the home of Mr. Glossop, a wealthy and retired whiskey dealer, there was a brilliant array of wealth and fashion.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

entailing great loss or sacrifice

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

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

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

From this reading At length the important evening arrived and in the home of Mr. Glossop, a wealthy and retired whiskey dealer, there was a brilliant array of wealth and fashion.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

plural of “dressmaker” — someone who makes or mends dresses

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading The wine flowed out in unstinted measures and some of the women so forgot themselves as to attempt to rival the men in drinking.

plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

capable of arousing and holding the attention

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

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

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

pleasantly occupied

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

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

From this reading At length the important evening arrived and in the home of Mr. Glossop, a wealthy and retired whiskey dealer, there was a brilliant array of wealth and fashion.

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading At length the important evening arrived and in the home of Mr. Glossop, a wealthy and retired whiskey dealer, there was a brilliant array of wealth and fashion.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream

From this reading The wine flowed out in unstinted measures and some of the women so forgot themselves as to attempt to rival the men in drinking.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading The wine flowed out in unstinted measures and some of the women so forgot themselves as to attempt to rival the men in drinking.

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

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

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

From this reading At length the important evening arrived and in the home of Mr. Glossop, a wealthy and retired whiskey dealer, there was a brilliant array of wealth and fashion.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

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

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

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

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading At length the important evening arrived and in the home of Mr. Glossop, a wealthy and retired whiskey dealer, there was a brilliant array of wealth and fashion.

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

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

obtained illegally or by improper means

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

of great significance or value

From this reading At length the important evening arrived and in the home of Mr. Glossop, a wealthy and retired whiskey dealer, there was a brilliant array of wealth and fashion.

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

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

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

From this reading At length the important evening arrived and in the home of Mr. Glossop, a wealthy and retired whiskey dealer, there was a brilliant array of wealth and fashion.

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading The wine flowed out in unstinted measures and some of the women so forgot themselves as to attempt to rival the men in drinking.

the force of workers available

From this reading The wine flowed out in unstinted measures and some of the women so forgot themselves as to attempt to rival the men in drinking.

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

interpret the moral meaning of

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

used to form the superlative

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

a form of address for a man

From this reading At length the important evening arrived and in the home of Mr. Glossop, a wealthy and retired whiskey dealer, there was a brilliant array of wealth and fashion.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

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

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

past form of “ooze” — pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The wine flowed out in unstinted measures and some of the women so forgot themselves as to attempt to rival the men in drinking.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading At length the important evening arrived and in the home of Mr. Glossop, a wealthy and retired whiskey dealer, there was a brilliant array of wealth and fashion.

be equal to in quality or ability

From this reading The wine flowed out in unstinted measures and some of the women so forgot themselves as to attempt to rival the men in drinking.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

searching for or buying goods or services

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The wine flowed out in unstinted measures and some of the women so forgot themselves as to attempt to rival the men in drinking.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The wine flowed out in unstinted measures and some of the women so forgot themselves as to attempt to rival the men in drinking.

the environmental condition

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

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

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The wine flowed out in unstinted measures and some of the women so forgot themselves as to attempt to rival the men in drinking.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

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

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

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

From this reading There was an amount of shopping to be done, and dressmakers to be consulted and employed before the great event of the season came off.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

very generous

From this reading The wine flowed out in unstinted measures and some of the women so forgot themselves as to attempt to rival the men in drinking.

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

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading At length the important evening arrived and in the home of Mr. Glossop, a wealthy and retired whiskey dealer, there was a brilliant array of wealth and fashion.

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

From this reading At length the important evening arrived and in the home of Mr. Glossop, a wealthy and retired whiskey dealer, there was a brilliant array of wealth and fashion.

be dressed in

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

From this reading At length the important evening arrived and in the home of Mr. Glossop, a wealthy and retired whiskey dealer, there was a brilliant array of wealth and fashion.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading The wine flowed out in unstinted measures and some of the women so forgot themselves as to attempt to rival the men in drinking.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The wine flowed out in unstinted measures and some of the women so forgot themselves as to attempt to rival the men in drinking.

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

From this reading Could all the misery his liquor had caused been turned into blood, there would have been enough to have oozed in great drops from every marble ornament or beautiful piece of frescoe that adorned his home, for that home with its beautiful surroundings and costly furniture was the price of blood, but the glamor of his wealth was in the eyes of his guests; and they came to be amused and entertained and not to moralize on his ill-gotten wealth.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading For a few days the most engrossing topic in A.P. was what shall I wear, and what will you wear.