Chapter XIII

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

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

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

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

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

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

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From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

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

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

the lowest part of the musical range

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

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

From this reading “The comfort is, you shall be called to no more payments, fear no more tavern bills.”

past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

confusion resulting from failure to understand

From this reading Theodore followed with a sense of bewilderment.

plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading “The comfort is, you shall be called to no more payments, fear no more tavern bills.”

plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading “The comfort is, you shall be called to no more payments, fear no more tavern bills.”

a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading “The comfort is, you shall be called to no more payments, fear no more tavern bills.”

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

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From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

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

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

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

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

past form of “delegate” — transfer power to someone

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

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From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading “The comfort is, you shall be called to no more payments, fear no more tavern bills.”

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Theodore followed with a sense of bewilderment.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

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

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000)

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

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

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

only a very short time before

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

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

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

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

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

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

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

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

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

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

From this reading “The comfort is, you shall be called to no more payments, fear no more tavern bills.”

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

immediately past

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

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

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

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

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

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

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

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

From this reading “The comfort is, you shall be called to no more payments, fear no more tavern bills.”

to a great degree or extent

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

not any; not one

From this reading “The comfort is, you shall be called to no more payments, fear no more tavern bills.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

above and across; more than

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

plural of “payment” — a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

From this reading “The comfort is, you shall be called to no more payments, fear no more tavern bills.”

ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

one of four equal parts

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

the period of time during which a regent governs

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

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

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading Theodore followed with a sense of bewilderment.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “The comfort is, you shall be called to no more payments, fear no more tavern bills.”

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

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

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

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

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

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

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

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

having a supporting base

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

lower in rank or importance

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

final or last in your life or progress

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

From this reading “The comfort is, you shall be called to no more payments, fear no more tavern bills.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

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

From this reading “The comfort is, you shall be called to no more payments, fear no more tavern bills.”

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

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

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

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

From this reading “The comfort is, you shall be called to no more payments, fear no more tavern bills.”

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

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

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

past form of “usher” — take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

precisely as stated

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

From this reading The _dame du comptoir_ beckoned a waiter, and delegated some portion of her supreme authority to him for the next quarter of an hour.

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

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

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

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

which person or people

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading She constituted as it were a Regency, and gave her subordinate command over her wine and liqueur bottles, her _fine champagne_, Bass and Guinness; and then she ushered Theodore Dalbrook into a very small sitting-room at the back of the counter, so small indeed that a large looking-glass, a porcelain stove, two arm-chairs, and one little table left hardly standing room.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Theodore followed with a sense of bewilderment.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

a late time of life

From this reading He had told himself that the Island of Jersey was a world so small that he could not have much difficulty in tracing any man who had lived and died there within the last ten years; but accident had been kinder to him than he had hoped.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “The comfort is, you shall be called to no more payments, fear no more tavern bills.”