Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

later than; following

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

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

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

from appearances alone

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

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

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading “Do you mean to say you’ve been living with Petherton so long without becoming aware that he’s shockingly worried?”

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

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

according with custom or propriety

From this reading “Do you mean to say you’ve been living with Petherton so long without becoming aware that he’s shockingly worried?”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Do you mean to say you’ve been living with Petherton so long without becoming aware that he’s shockingly worried?”

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

plural of “connexion” — a connecting shape

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

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

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

dearly loved

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

be worthy or deserving

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Do you mean to say you’ve been living with Petherton so long without becoming aware that he’s shockingly worried?”

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

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From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

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

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

be unsure or weak

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “For jealousy of that preposterous little person?

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading This further levity it was therefore that laid him fully open.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading This further levity it was therefore that laid him fully open.

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

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

death of a person

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

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

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

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

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

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

From this reading “Do you mean to say you’ve been living with Petherton so long without becoming aware that he’s shockingly worried?”

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

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

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

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

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

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

inflected form of “incur” — make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)

From this reading “For jealousy of that preposterous little person?

and nothing more

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

set down according to a plan

From this reading This further levity it was therefore that laid him fully open.

feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness

From this reading This further levity it was therefore that laid him fully open.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading “For jealousy of that preposterous little person?

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading “Do you mean to say you’ve been living with Petherton so long without becoming aware that he’s shockingly worried?”

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 “Do you mean to say you’ve been living with Petherton so long without becoming aware that he’s shockingly worried?”

engage in

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

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

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading “Do you mean to say you’ve been living with Petherton so long without becoming aware that he’s shockingly worried?”

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

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

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

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “For jealousy of that preposterous little person?

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading This further levity it was therefore that laid him fully open.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

the act of punishing

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

by chance

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

a human being

From this reading “For jealousy of that preposterous little person?

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

From this reading “Do you mean to say you’ve been living with Petherton so long without becoming aware that he’s shockingly worried?”

so unreasonable as to invite derision

From this reading “For jealousy of that preposterous little person?

any red eruption of the skin

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

on the contrary

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

-ing form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

express in words

From this reading “Do you mean to say you’ve been living with Petherton so long without becoming aware that he’s shockingly worried?”

extremely

From this reading “Do you mean to say you’ve been living with Petherton so long without becoming aware that he’s shockingly worried?”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

a thing, without saying which

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “For jealousy of that preposterous little person?

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

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

in or at that place or location

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading This further levity it was therefore that laid him fully open.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This further levity it was therefore that laid him fully open.

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

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

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

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

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

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Do you mean to say you’ve been living with Petherton so long without becoming aware that he’s shockingly worried?”

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Do you mean to say you’ve been living with Petherton so long without becoming aware that he’s shockingly worried?”

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The penalty Mitchy had incurred was apparently grave enough to make his companion just falter in the infliction of it; which gave him the opportunity of replying that the little person was perhaps not more preposterous than any one else, that there was something in her he rather liked, and that there were many different ways in which a woman could be interesting.

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

From this reading “Do you mean to say you’ve been living with Petherton so long without becoming aware that he’s shockingly worried?”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

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

From this reading My dear Mitchett,” the Duchess resumed after a moment’s reflexion, “if you’re so rash as to ask me in any of these connexions for my ‘real’ impression you deserve whatever you may get.”

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

From this reading “Do you mean to say you’ve been living with Petherton so long without becoming aware that he’s shockingly worried?”