Chapter XXIII · The House Party

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

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading He wanted to invite five or six swells to his house across the way, he said.

later than; following

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

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

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

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

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

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

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

a youthful male person

From this reading He had thought of it when he was a boy and spent a vacation with Tom Haynes in Kentucky.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

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

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

having the place or position changed

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

comparative of “fierce” — marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading “I told them the house was scarcely habitable,” he said, “and that only made them the fiercer.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading He wanted to invite five or six swells to his house across the way, he said.

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

fit for habitation

From this reading “I told them the house was scarcely habitable,” he said, “and that only made them the fiercer.

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

From this reading He had thought of it when he was a boy and spent a vacation with Tom Haynes in Kentucky.

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

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From this reading He had thought of it when he was a boy and spent a vacation with Tom Haynes in Kentucky.

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

From this reading He wanted to invite five or six swells to his house across the way, he said.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

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

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

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

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading He wanted to invite five or six swells to his house across the way, he said.

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

From this reading “I told them the house was scarcely habitable,” he said, “and that only made them the fiercer.

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

From this reading He had thought of it when he was a boy and spent a vacation with Tom Haynes in Kentucky.

increase the likelihood of

From this reading He wanted to invite five or six swells to his house across the way, he said.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He had thought of it when he was a boy and spent a vacation with Tom Haynes in Kentucky.

and nothing more

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

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From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses

From this reading He had thought of it when he was a boy and spent a vacation with Tom Haynes in Kentucky.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading “I told them the house was scarcely habitable,” he said, “and that only made them the fiercer.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

happening every night

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

not any; not one

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

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

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

on one occasion

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

and nothing more

From this reading “I told them the house was scarcely habitable,” he said, “and that only made them the fiercer.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

make a painting

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

plural of “revel” — unrestrained merrymaking

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He wanted to invite five or six swells to his house across the way, he said.

only a very short time before

From this reading “I told them the house was scarcely habitable,” he said, “and that only made them the fiercer.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading He wanted to invite five or six swells to his house across the way, he said.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading He had thought of it when he was a boy and spent a vacation with Tom Haynes in Kentucky.

plural of “swell” — the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea

From this reading He wanted to invite five or six swells to his house across the way, he said.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I told them the house was scarcely habitable,” he said, “and that only made them the fiercer.

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

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

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

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

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

From this reading He had thought of it when he was a boy and spent a vacation with Tom Haynes in Kentucky.

pose a threat to; present a danger to

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

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

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading “I told them the house was scarcely habitable,” he said, “and that only made them the fiercer.

male cat

From this reading He had thought of it when he was a boy and spent a vacation with Tom Haynes in Kentucky.

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

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

develop or come to a promising stage

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.

not leased to or occupied by a tenant

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading He had thought of it when he was a boy and spent a vacation with Tom Haynes in Kentucky.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading He wanted to invite five or six swells to his house across the way, he said.

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

From this reading He had thought of it when he was a boy and spent a vacation with Tom Haynes in Kentucky.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He wanted to invite five or six swells to his house across the way, he said.

at the time that

From this reading He had thought of it when he was a boy and spent a vacation with Tom Haynes in Kentucky.

in or at the place that

From this reading Tom had had one the fall before and so had another comrade, and when they heard of his big house untenanted, they said it was just the place “to paint red,” off there in the country, where no one could be disturbed with their nightly revels, or threaten them with the police, as had once been done.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Sitting next to his aunt, with his arm on the back of her chair, Harry, after a cough or two and a furtive look at Kenneth, began to unfold his plan.