Chapter II · Friends or Enemies?

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

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

(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 To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

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

From this reading They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

being ahead of time or need

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

showing who or what does the action

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

prepare a hot meal

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

having been prepared for eating by the application of heat

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

From this reading They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm

From this reading They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

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From this reading "Now I think some cream-of-asparagus soup and a tenderloin steak and some nice French-fried potatoes would just suit me to-night!"

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

a room used for dining

From this reading They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

take in solid food

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

an abstract part of something

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

From this reading They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

divisible by two

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

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

From this reading "Now I think some cream-of-asparagus soup and a tenderloin steak and some nice French-fried potatoes would just suit me to-night!"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

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

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

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

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

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

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

impressive in appearance

From this reading They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

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

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

moving to the inside of something

From this reading They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

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

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

and nothing more

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

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 They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

in an indulgently luxurious manner

From this reading She picked up the menu and scanned it luxuriously.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

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

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

a list of dishes available at a restaurant

From this reading She picked up the menu and scanned it luxuriously.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading "Now I think some cream-of-asparagus soup and a tenderloin steak and some nice French-fried potatoes would just suit me to-night!"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Now I think some cream-of-asparagus soup and a tenderloin steak and some nice French-fried potatoes would just suit me to-night!"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

the time that has elapsed

From this reading They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

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From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

select carefully from a group

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading She picked up the menu and scanned it luxuriously.

plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

From this reading "Now I think some cream-of-asparagus soup and a tenderloin steak and some nice French-fried potatoes would just suit me to-night!"

be fully aware or cognizant of

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

in the recent past

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

located far away spatially

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely

From this reading She picked up the menu and scanned it luxuriously.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

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

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

and nothing more

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

be seated

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "Now I think some cream-of-asparagus soup and a tenderloin steak and some nice French-fried potatoes would just suit me to-night!"

liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food

From this reading "Now I think some cream-of-asparagus soup and a tenderloin steak and some nice French-fried potatoes would just suit me to-night!"

express in speech

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish

From this reading "Now I think some cream-of-asparagus soup and a tenderloin steak and some nice French-fried potatoes would just suit me to-night!"

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading "Now I think some cream-of-asparagus soup and a tenderloin steak and some nice French-fried potatoes would just suit me to-night!"

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From this reading They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

a city district known for its vice and high crime rate

From this reading "Now I think some cream-of-asparagus soup and a tenderloin steak and some nice French-fried potatoes would just suit me to-night!"

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

From this reading They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "Now I think some cream-of-asparagus soup and a tenderloin steak and some nice French-fried potatoes would just suit me to-night!"

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

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

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

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

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From this reading "Now I think some cream-of-asparagus soup and a tenderloin steak and some nice French-fried potatoes would just suit me to-night!"

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

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading She picked up the menu and scanned it luxuriously.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

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

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

clean with some chemical process

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading They made their way through the long corridors, down the elevator, past the cosy sun-parlors and into the imposing dining-room.

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

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

at the time that

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading To Patricia it was all a splendid adventure, even without the strange, new element so recently hinted at by her father.

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

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"

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

From this reading "Now I think some cream-of-asparagus soup and a tenderloin steak and some nice French-fried potatoes would just suit me to-night!"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Daddy," she began, when they were settled at a comfortable table for two in a remote corner, "I wonder if you realize how simply heavenly it is for me to sit down to a meal like this (not to speak of all the meals to come!) and pick out just exactly what I want to eat, without having cooked or helped to cook them all beforehand, and knowing I won't have to wash the dishes afterward!"