Chapter XV · Settles Three of the Dramatis Personæ

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

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

(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 Face to face with death, all his worldly wisdom failed him.

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

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

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

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

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

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Dying! he could not believe it--so much yet remained for him to do.

payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

deprive somebody of something by deceit

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

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

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

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

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

a female human offspring

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Face to face with death, all his worldly wisdom failed him.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Dying! he could not believe it--so much yet remained for him to do.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading Dying! he could not believe it--so much yet remained for him to do.

to the same degree (often followed by “as”)

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

past form of “exert” — put to use

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Face to face with death, all his worldly wisdom failed him.

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading Face to face with death, all his worldly wisdom failed him.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

past form of “gain” — obtain

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

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

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

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

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

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

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

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

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

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

From this reading Face to face with death, all his worldly wisdom failed him.

a university degree with honors

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

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

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

make timid or fearful

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Dying! he could not believe it--so much yet remained for him to do.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

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 If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

for more time

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

joined in matrimony

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

the force of workers available

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Dying! he could not believe it--so much yet remained for him to do.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Dying! he could not believe it--so much yet remained for him to do.

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

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

past form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

a contestant that you are matched against

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

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

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

plural of “prize” — something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Dying! he could not believe it--so much yet remained for him to do.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

an abundance of material possessions and resources

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

term of address for a man

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

past form of “sneak” — to go stealthily or furtively

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

natural abilities or qualities

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

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

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

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

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

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

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

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

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

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

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

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

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But tact and cleverness, rank and riches, were equally useless to him now, for he had met with an opponent whom he could neither bribe, nor cheat, nor intimidate, nor cajole.

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading Face to face with death, all his worldly wisdom failed him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Sir Thomas Crawley had sneaked and shuffled through life, and, by doing so with a degree of talent which if exerted in a righteous cause might have gained him the love and respect of good men, had obtained the world’s prizes--rank and riches.

characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

From this reading Face to face with death, all his worldly wisdom failed him.

a late time of life

From this reading If he could but live for two months longer he should be a baronet--for two years, and he might have married the proud peer’s daughter, and transmitted the rank and honours he had won to a long line of descendants.

but in spite of that

From this reading Dying! he could not believe it--so much yet remained for him to do.