Chapter XVI

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

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading These things get into the air somehow, and put people off.

(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 We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

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

From this reading These things get into the air somehow, and put people off.

aroused to impatience or anger

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

any person at all

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth

From this reading But Ariadne, who was feeling very much the same way, and had to suffer in silence, resented it, and when Aunt Gerty hustled her, hustled back in spite of her broken heart.

plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

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

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

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

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading But Ariadne, who was feeling very much the same way, and had to suffer in silence, resented it, and when Aunt Gerty hustled her, hustled back in spite of her broken heart.

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From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading But Ariadne, who was feeling very much the same way, and had to suffer in silence, resented it, and when Aunt Gerty hustled her, hustled back in spite of her broken heart.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

to a great extent or degree

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

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

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

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

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

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From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading These things get into the air somehow, and put people off.

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

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

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

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading But Ariadne, who was feeling very much the same way, and had to suffer in silence, resented it, and when Aunt Gerty hustled her, hustled back in spite of her broken heart.

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

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

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

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

past form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly

From this reading But Ariadne, who was feeling very much the same way, and had to suffer in silence, resented it, and when Aunt Gerty hustled her, hustled back in spite of her broken heart.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

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

From this reading But Ariadne, who was feeling very much the same way, and had to suffer in silence, resented it, and when Aunt Gerty hustled her, hustled back in spite of her broken heart.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading These things get into the air somehow, and put people off.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading She wreaked her vexation on us, us and Mother, who was very patient, knowing what poor Aunt Gerty was feeling.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

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

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading She wreaked her vexation on us, us and Mother, who was very patient, knowing what poor Aunt Gerty was feeling.

a form of address for a man

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading But Ariadne, who was feeling very much the same way, and had to suffer in silence, resented it, and when Aunt Gerty hustled her, hustled back in spite of her broken heart.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

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

From this reading These things get into the air somehow, and put people off.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She wreaked her vexation on us, us and Mother, who was very patient, knowing what poor Aunt Gerty was feeling.

a person who requires medical care

From this reading She wreaked her vexation on us, us and Mother, who was very patient, knowing what poor Aunt Gerty was feeling.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading These things get into the air somehow, and put people off.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading She wreaked her vexation on us, us and Mother, who was very patient, knowing what poor Aunt Gerty was feeling.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading These things get into the air somehow, and put people off.

on the contrary

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

provide physical relief, as from pain

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

past form of “resent” — feel bitter or indignant about

From this reading But Ariadne, who was feeling very much the same way, and had to suffer in silence, resented it, and when Aunt Gerty hustled her, hustled back in spite of her broken heart.

Identical; not different.

From this reading But Ariadne, who was feeling very much the same way, and had to suffer in silence, resented it, and when Aunt Gerty hustled her, hustled back in spite of her broken heart.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

full of seeds

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading But Ariadne, who was feeling very much the same way, and had to suffer in silence, resented it, and when Aunt Gerty hustled her, hustled back in spite of her broken heart.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading These things get into the air somehow, and put people off.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading But Ariadne, who was feeling very much the same way, and had to suffer in silence, resented it, and when Aunt Gerty hustled her, hustled back in spite of her broken heart.

with strength or in a strong manner

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading But Ariadne, who was feeling very much the same way, and had to suffer in silence, resented it, and when Aunt Gerty hustled her, hustled back in spite of her broken heart.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

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

From this reading These things get into the air somehow, and put people off.

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

From this reading These things get into the air somehow, and put people off.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading These things get into the air somehow, and put people off.

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

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

precisely as stated

From this reading She wreaked her vexation on us, us and Mother, who was very patient, knowing what poor Aunt Gerty was feeling.

anger produced by some annoying irritation

From this reading She wreaked her vexation on us, us and Mother, who was very patient, knowing what poor Aunt Gerty was feeling.

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

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

(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 We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She wreaked her vexation on us, us and Mother, who was very patient, knowing what poor Aunt Gerty was feeling.

at the time that

From this reading But Ariadne, who was feeling very much the same way, and had to suffer in silence, resented it, and when Aunt Gerty hustled her, hustled back in spite of her broken heart.

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

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

which person or people

From this reading She wreaked her vexation on us, us and Mother, who was very patient, knowing what poor Aunt Gerty was feeling.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Of course Aunt Gerty herself wished it more than anybody, and she was feeling considerably annoyed as she completed the arrangements for a rather seedy sort of autumn tour, which she would not have had to do if she could have pulled it off with the brewer.

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

From this reading We all hoped that Mr. Bowser would find he liked Aunt Gerty well enough to wish to relieve us of her, but we evidently wished it so strongly that he did not see his way to obliging us.

past form of “wreak” — cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

From this reading She wreaked her vexation on us, us and Mother, who was very patient, knowing what poor Aunt Gerty was feeling.