Chapter XXI

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

From this reading A PILLAR OF LIGHT.

anew

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

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

From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.

the two together, not just one

From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Needless to say that we had but one topic of conversation.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

a roll of tobacco for smoking

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

a native of the east end of London

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading Needless to say that we had but one topic of conversation.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

plural of “dare” — a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

From this reading “_White Wings_” Dares a Venture.

past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

being one more than ten

From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.

a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.

at any time

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

a boy or man

From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

a person of French nationality

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.

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

From this reading Needless to say that we had but one topic of conversation.

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

pretentious or silly talk or writing

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

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

From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

attractive and tempting

From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

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

From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading A PILLAR OF LIGHT.

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.

unnecessary and unwarranted

From this reading Needless to say that we had but one topic of conversation.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

according to the clock

From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A PILLAR OF LIGHT.

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Needless to say that we had but one topic of conversation.

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

a fundamental principle or practice

From this reading A PILLAR OF LIGHT.

metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

plural of “pretend” — the enactment of a pretense

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

express in words

From this reading Needless to say that we had but one topic of conversation.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

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

From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.

inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading Needless to say that we had but one topic of conversation.

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

From this reading “_White Wings_” Dares a Venture.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Needless to say that we had but one topic of conversation.

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

a Caucasian

From this reading “_White Wings_” Dares a Venture.

which person or people

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading “_White Wings_” Dares a Venture.

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”

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

From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”