Chapter XXXII

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

From this reading “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

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From this reading However, all’s well that ends well.

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

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

on or to one side

From this reading When it was over Lady Pell drew Ethel aside.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

From this reading “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

to a great extent or degree

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

a small house with a single story

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading “Well, my dear, and so he has summoned up courage to speak it last,” she said.

dearly loved

From this reading “Well, my dear, and so he has summoned up courage to speak it last,” she said.

wasting time

From this reading “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading When it was over Lady Pell drew Ethel aside.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading However, all’s well that ends well.

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From this reading When it was over Lady Pell drew Ethel aside.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

set up or found

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

possessive form of “gilbert” — a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

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

From this reading “Well, my dear, and so he has summoned up courage to speak it last,” she said.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

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

From this reading “Well, my dear, and so he has summoned up courage to speak it last,” she said.

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

From this reading “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, all’s well that ends well.

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

From this reading “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

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

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

immediately past

From this reading “Well, my dear, and so he has summoned up courage to speak it last,” she said.

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 “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Well, my dear, and so he has summoned up courage to speak it last,” she said.

according to the clock

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

above and across; more than

From this reading When it was over Lady Pell drew Ethel aside.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

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

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Well, my dear, and so he has summoned up courage to speak it last,” she said.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

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

From this reading “Well, my dear, and so he has summoned up courage to speak it last,” she said.

term of address for a man

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Well, my dear, and so he has summoned up courage to speak it last,” she said.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

express in speech

From this reading “Well, my dear, and so he has summoned up courage to speak it last,” she said.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading “Well, my dear, and so he has summoned up courage to speak it last,” she said.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

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

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading However, all’s well that ends well.

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

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

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

From this reading “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

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

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading “Well, my dear, and so he has summoned up courage to speak it last,” she said.

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

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading “Well, my dear, and so he has summoned up courage to speak it last,” she said.

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

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “I have seen what was coming for a long time, but I certainly thought him somewhat dilatory in bringing matters to a climax.

at the time that

From this reading When it was over Lady Pell drew Ethel aside.

in or at the place that

From this reading SIR GILBERT’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE It was considerably past five o’clock before our lovers found themselves back at the cottage, where Lady Pell and Mrs. Tew were awaiting their arrival in order to have tea brought in.