accustomverbUS /əˈkʌstəm/
make psychologically or physically used (to something)
From this reading "To this lunching or dining in public, however, I shall never accustom myself."
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading "I have adopted so many of your western customs," he said apologetically.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
apologeticallyadverbUS /əˌpɑːləˈdʒetɪkliː/
in an apologetic manner
From this reading "I have adopted so many of your western customs," he said apologetically.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
terminate
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading His companion smiled deprecatingly.
Curzon
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From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
customsnounUS /ˈkʌstəmz/
money collected under a tariff
From this reading "I have adopted so many of your western customs," he said apologetically.
deprecatingly
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From this reading His companion smiled deprecatingly.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading "To this lunching or dining in public, however, I shall never accustom myself."
good-naturedlyadverbUS /ˈɡʊdˈneɪtʃərdli/
in a good-natured manner
From this reading Immelan laughed good-naturedly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have adopted so many of your western customs," he said apologetically.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have adopted so many of your western customs," he said apologetically.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His companion smiled deprecatingly.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "To this lunching or dining in public, however, I shall never accustom myself."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
Immelan
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From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Immelan laughed good-naturedly.
take the midday meal
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
lunchingnounUS /ˈlʌntʃɪŋ/
the act of eating lunch
From this reading "To this lunching or dining in public, however, I shall never accustom myself."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "I have adopted so many of your western customs," he said apologetically.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
the force of workers available
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "To this lunching or dining in public, however, I shall never accustom myself."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "To this lunching or dining in public, however, I shall never accustom myself."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have adopted so many of your western customs," he said apologetically.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading "To this lunching or dining in public, however, I shall never accustom myself."
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
RitznounUS /rɪts/
Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have adopted so many of your western customs," he said apologetically.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "To this lunching or dining in public, however, I shall never accustom myself."
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading His companion smiled deprecatingly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I have adopted so many of your western customs," he said apologetically.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "To this lunching or dining in public, however, I shall never accustom myself."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading "I have adopted so many of your western customs," he said apologetically.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I suppose," Immelan suggested, as the two men reached the house in Curzon Street, "it would be useless to ask you to break your custom and lunch with me at the Ritz or at the club?"
