Chapter XV

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

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

possessive form of “actor” — a theatrical performer

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

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

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

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

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.

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

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

lacking in variety and interest

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.

the organ of sight

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

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

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

encouraging or approving or pleasing

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.

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From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.

usually; as a rule

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.

express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

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

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.

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

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

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

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.

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

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

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

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

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

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

a short coat

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

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

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

a form of address for a man

From this reading "THE MYSTERIOUS MR.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.

of an obscure nature

From this reading "THE MYSTERIOUS MR.

neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

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 P."

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

existing in great number or quantity

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

past form of “reveal” — make visible

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.

having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

(of persons) befitting a warrior

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

not in physical motion

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

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

From this reading "THE MYSTERIOUS MR.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

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

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

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

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

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

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

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

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

which person or people

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE mysterious Mr. P. was revealed to the eye of his fellow-lodger as a man of medium height, well built, almost soldierly in the carriage of his body, with a pale, colourless face, clean shaven as an actor's, his hair, though plentiful, fast turning grey.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading The velvet jacket which he wore, together with the studied negligence of his necktie, were distinctly marks of affectation, if Henry had an eye for such, and it is more than possible he had.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Still, the general effect of Mr. P.'s appearance must have been generally favourable to the young man who rose to greet him as he entered the room.