Chapter XXII

later than; following

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

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

From this reading VER since I became secretary I had been as one dead to my friends.

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

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading VER since I became secretary I had been as one dead to my friends.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading VER since I became secretary I had been as one dead to my friends.

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

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

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From this reading “_To the foolish give counsel from the head; to the wise from the heart!_” --Cervanto Y'ALVEZ.

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

From this reading When I thought of Dick, my conscience smote me.

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading “_To the foolish give counsel from the head; to the wise from the heart!_” --Cervanto Y'ALVEZ.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading VER since I became secretary I had been as one dead to my friends.

someone who is a detective

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

the act of eating dinner

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

plural of “employer” — a person or firm that employs workers

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

apart from; not including

From this reading Except the General, I had seen none of them.

devoid of good sense or judgment

From this reading “_To the foolish give counsel from the head; to the wise from the heart!_” --Cervanto Y'ALVEZ.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading VER since I became secretary I had been as one dead to my friends.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “_To the foolish give counsel from the head; to the wise from the heart!_” --Cervanto Y'ALVEZ.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading Except the General, I had seen none of them.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading “_To the foolish give counsel from the head; to the wise from the heart!_” --Cervanto Y'ALVEZ.

an established custom

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

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

From this reading VER since I became secretary I had been as one dead to my friends.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading “_To the foolish give counsel from the head; to the wise from the heart!_” --Cervanto Y'ALVEZ.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading “_To the foolish give counsel from the head; to the wise from the heart!_” --Cervanto Y'ALVEZ.

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

From this reading VER since I became secretary I had been as one dead to my friends.

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

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

plural of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

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

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading VER since I became secretary I had been as one dead to my friends.

not one, and not any

From this reading Except the General, I had seen none of them.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Except the General, I had seen none of them.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading VER since I became secretary I had been as one dead to my friends.

and nothing more

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

From this reading VER since I became secretary I had been as one dead to my friends.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Except the General, I had seen none of them.

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From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

from a time in the past until now

From this reading VER since I became secretary I had been as one dead to my friends.

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From this reading When I thought of Dick, my conscience smote me.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

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

From this reading “_To the foolish give counsel from the head; to the wise from the heart!_” --Cervanto Y'ALVEZ.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Except the General, I had seen none of them.

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

From this reading When I thought of Dick, my conscience smote me.

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

From this reading “_To the foolish give counsel from the head; to the wise from the heart!_” --Cervanto Y'ALVEZ.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

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

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

up to a particular time

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

a formal word for “on”

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

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

From this reading VER since I became secretary I had been as one dead to my friends.

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

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

at the time that

From this reading When I thought of Dick, my conscience smote me.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading “_To the foolish give counsel from the head; to the wise from the heart!_” --Cervanto Y'ALVEZ.

in the company of; together with

From this reading One or two, including Dick Shafthead, had called upon me, only to be told that I might not return until long after midnight (for I was occasionally in the habit of dining with one of my employers after my labors).

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

From this reading “_To the foolish give counsel from the head; to the wise from the heart!_” --Cervanto Y'ALVEZ.