used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
(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 "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MORNING DISPUTE AND EVENING CONTENTION.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "But then, where could the sofa stand?" answered Elise, with some anxiety.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading "But then, where could the sofa stand?" answered Elise, with some anxiety.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
beckoningverbUS /ˈbekənɪŋ/
-ing form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
Benthamnoun
English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831)
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
Brigitta
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From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
CONTENTIONnounUS /kənˈtenʃən/
a point asserted as part of an argument
From this reading MORNING DISPUTE AND EVENING CONTENTION.
convenientlyadverbUS /kənˈviːnjəntli/
in a convenient manner
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
dearly loved
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
DISPUTEverbUS /dɪsˈpjuːt/
take exception to
From this reading MORNING DISPUTE AND EVENING CONTENTION.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
Elise
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From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading MORNING DISPUTE AND EVENING CONTENTION.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
the act of departing
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
incessantlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsesəntli/
with unflagging resolve
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
indigestibleadjective
digested with difficulty
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
Jeremy
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From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
set down according to a plan
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
lath-and-plaster
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From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading MORNING DISPUTE AND EVENING CONTENTION.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
nurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
and nothing more
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
pausingverbUS /ˈpɔːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
sitting-room
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From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading "But then, where could the sofa stand?" answered Elise, with some anxiety.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "But then, where could the sofa stand?" answered Elise, with some anxiety.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "But then, where could the sofa stand?" answered Elise, with some anxiety.
strong-built
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From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
treatisenounUS /ˈtriːtəs/
a formal exposition
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
precisely as stated
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
vexationnoun
anger produced by some annoying irritation
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
in or at the place that
From this reading "But then, where could the sofa stand?" answered Elise, with some anxiety.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
which person or people
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Ah, forgive me, dear friend!" returned his wife, "but really these good things are all somewhat indigestible, and I was thinking about----Come here, dear Brigitta!" said Mrs. Elise Frank, beckoning an old servant to her, to whom she then spoke in an under tone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
the words that are spoken
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Whilst this was going on, the Judge, a handsome strong-built man of probably forty, walked up and down the room, and then suddenly pausing as if in consideration, before one of the walls, he exclaimed to his wife, who by this time had finished her conversation with the old servant, "See, love, now if we were to have a door opened here--and it could very easily be done, for it is only a lath-and-plaster wall--we could then get so conveniently into our bedroom, without first going through the sitting-room and the nursery--it would indeed be capital!"
yawningadjectiveUS /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My sweet friend," said Judge Frank, in a tone of vexation, "it is not worth while reading aloud to you if you keep yawning incessantly, and looking about, first to the right and then to the left;" and with these words he laid down a treatise of Jeremy Bentham, which he had been reading, and rose from his seat.
