Chapter XX

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

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

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

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

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

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

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

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

give a benediction to

From this reading "God bless you.

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

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

in a brisk manner

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

a telegram sent abroad

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

possessive form of “chauffeur” — a man paid to drive a privately owned car

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

plural of “courtesy” — a courteous or respectful or considerate act

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

the specified day of the month

From this reading Returning earliest possible date.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Will wire soon as wedding day is set.

(often used in combination) having a specified direction

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early

From this reading Returning earliest possible date.

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

From this reading Eric."

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

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

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading "God bless you.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

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

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

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

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

moving to the inside of something

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

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

From this reading Will wire soon as wedding day is set.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

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

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

a form of address for a man

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

not any; not one

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

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

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

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

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

involved in a kind of operation

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Returning earliest possible date.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading Returning earliest possible date.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Will wire soon as wedding day is set.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

in the near future

From this reading Will wire soon as wedding day is set.

not in physical motion

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

a county in southeastern England on the Thames

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

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

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

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

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

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

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

From this reading Will wire soon as wedding day is set.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES LATER in the evening, Mr. Thomas Trotter--(so far as he knew he was still in the service of Mrs. Millidew, operating under chauffeur's license No. So-and-So, Thomas Trotter, alien)--strode briskly into a Western Union office and sent off the following cablegram, directed to Lord Fenlew, Fenlew Hall, Old-marsh, Blightwind Banks, Surrey:

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Will wire soon as wedding day is set.

ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

From this reading Will wire soon as wedding day is set.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "God bless you.