Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

(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 "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

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

From this reading Dr. Corney howled an invitation to early breakfast to him, in the event of his passing on his way back, and retired to bed to think of him.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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

From this reading The result of a variety of conjectures caused him to set Vernon down as Miss Middleton's knight, and he felt a strong compassion for his poor friend.

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Dr. Corney howled an invitation to early breakfast to him, in the event of his passing on his way back, and retired to bed to think of him.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Dr. Corney howled an invitation to early breakfast to him, in the event of his passing on his way back, and retired to bed to think of him.

a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

a youthful male person

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading Dr. Corney howled an invitation to early breakfast to him, in the event of his passing on his way back, and retired to bed to think of him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Vernon's excuse was that he had "no one but that fellow to care for", and he strode off, naming a farm five miles distant.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Vernon's excuse was that he had "no one but that fellow to care for", and he strode off, naming a farm five miles distant.

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading The result of a variety of conjectures caused him to set Vernon down as Miss Middleton's knight, and he felt a strong compassion for his poor friend.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

From this reading The result of a variety of conjectures caused him to set Vernon down as Miss Middleton's knight, and he felt a strong compassion for his poor friend.

make a mathematical calculation or computation

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

From this reading The result of a variety of conjectures caused him to set Vernon down as Miss Middleton's knight, and he felt a strong compassion for his poor friend.

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From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

a small house with a single story

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

a natural object that covers or envelops

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

plural of “dale” — an open river valley (in a hilly area)

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

not up to expectations

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

lack of agreement or harmony

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading Vernon's excuse was that he had "no one but that fellow to care for", and he strode off, naming a farm five miles distant.

-ing form of “divine” — perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

plural of “dos” — the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The result of a variety of conjectures caused him to set Vernon down as Miss Middleton's knight, and he felt a strong compassion for his poor friend.

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From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Dr. Corney howled an invitation to early breakfast to him, in the event of his passing on his way back, and retired to bed to think of him.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Dr. Corney howled an invitation to early breakfast to him, in the event of his passing on his way back, and retired to bed to think of him.

accept an excuse for

From this reading Vernon's excuse was that he had "no one but that fellow to care for", and he strode off, naming a farm five miles distant.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading Vernon's excuse was that he had "no one but that fellow to care for", and he strode off, naming a farm five miles distant.

a boy or man

From this reading Vernon's excuse was that he had "no one but that fellow to care for", and he strode off, naming a farm five miles distant.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading The result of a variety of conjectures caused him to set Vernon down as Miss Middleton's knight, and he felt a strong compassion for his poor friend.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Vernon's excuse was that he had "no one but that fellow to care for", and he strode off, naming a farm five miles distant.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The result of a variety of conjectures caused him to set Vernon down as Miss Middleton's knight, and he felt a strong compassion for his poor friend.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

diffusing warmth and friendliness

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

a man of refinement

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

endowed with talent or talents

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

compatibility in opinion and action

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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

From this reading Dr. Corney howled an invitation to early breakfast to him, in the event of his passing on his way back, and retired to bed to think of him.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries

From this reading Dr. Corney howled an invitation to early breakfast to him, in the event of his passing on his way back, and retired to bed to think of him.

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

From this reading Dr. Corney howled an invitation to early breakfast to him, in the event of his passing on his way back, and retired to bed to think of him.

a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

From this reading Dr. Corney howled an invitation to early breakfast to him, in the event of his passing on his way back, and retired to bed to think of him.

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

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

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From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading The result of a variety of conjectures caused him to set Vernon down as Miss Middleton's knight, and he felt a strong compassion for his poor friend.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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 SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

engage in

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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From this reading The result of a variety of conjectures caused him to set Vernon down as Miss Middleton's knight, and he felt a strong compassion for his poor friend.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Vernon's excuse was that he had "no one but that fellow to care for", and he strode off, naming a farm five miles distant.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

of lesser importance or stature or rank

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading The result of a variety of conjectures caused him to set Vernon down as Miss Middleton's knight, and he felt a strong compassion for his poor friend.

the verbal act of naming

From this reading Vernon's excuse was that he had "no one but that fellow to care for", and he strode off, naming a farm five miles distant.

information about recent and important events

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

not any; not one

From this reading Vernon's excuse was that he had "no one but that fellow to care for", and he strode off, naming a farm five miles distant.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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

From this reading Vernon's excuse was that he had "no one but that fellow to care for", and he strode off, naming a farm five miles distant.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Vernon's excuse was that he had "no one but that fellow to care for", and he strode off, naming a farm five miles distant.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

during or for the length of one night

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Dr. Corney howled an invitation to early breakfast to him, in the event of his passing on his way back, and retired to bed to think of him.

of or relating to perception

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

in a cheerful manner

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading The result of a variety of conjectures caused him to set Vernon down as Miss Middleton's knight, and he felt a strong compassion for his poor friend.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

the act of refusing

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The result of a variety of conjectures caused him to set Vernon down as Miss Middleton's knight, and he felt a strong compassion for his poor friend.

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading Dr. Corney howled an invitation to early breakfast to him, in the event of his passing on his way back, and retired to bed to think of him.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

Identical; not different.

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The result of a variety of conjectures caused him to set Vernon down as Miss Middleton's knight, and he felt a strong compassion for his poor friend.

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

plural of “shuffle” — the act of mixing cards haphazardly

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

term of address for a man

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

occupy a large, elongated area

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps

From this reading Vernon's excuse was that he had "no one but that fellow to care for", and he strode off, naming a farm five miles distant.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading The result of a variety of conjectures caused him to set Vernon down as Miss Middleton's knight, and he felt a strong compassion for his poor friend.

carry out

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Vernon's excuse was that he had "no one but that fellow to care for", and he strode off, naming a farm five miles distant.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Dr. Corney howled an invitation to early breakfast to him, in the event of his passing on his way back, and retired to bed to think of him.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading The result of a variety of conjectures caused him to set Vernon down as Miss Middleton's knight, and he felt a strong compassion for his poor friend.

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From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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

From this reading Vernon's excuse was that he had "no one but that fellow to care for", and he strode off, naming a farm five miles distant.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Dr. Corney howled an invitation to early breakfast to him, in the event of his passing on his way back, and retired to bed to think of him.

at the time that

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

in or at the place that

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

belonging to which person

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

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From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading "Though," thought he, "a hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have, for it's one of those big doses of discord which make all the minor ones fit in like an agreeable harmony, and so he shuffles along as pleasantly as the fortune-favoured, when they come to compute!"

in the company of; together with

From this reading SHOWS THE DIVINING ARTS OF A PERCEPTIVE MIND Starting from the Hall a few minutes before Dr. Middleton and Sir Willoughby had entered the drawing-room overnight, Vernon parted company with Colonel De Craye at the park-gates, and betook himself to the cottage of the Dales, where nothing had been heard of his wanderer; and he received the same disappointing reply from Dr. Corney, out of the bedroom window of the genial physician, whose astonishment at his covering so long a stretch of road at night for news of a boy like Crossjay--gifted with the lives of a cat--became violent and rapped Punch-like blows on the window-sill at Vernon's refusal to take shelter and rest.