Chapter VIII

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

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

in the past

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

(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 All the boys of the village where the match was to take place were in a state of the utmost excitement to see the Don.

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

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

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

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At times it was even suggested that he was unfairly “smugged in” to play for a village to which he had no pretensions to belong.

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

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading At times it was even suggested that he was unfairly “smugged in” to play for a village to which he had no pretensions to belong.

a long seat for more than one person

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

plural of “bowler” — a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading All the boys of the village where the match was to take place were in a state of the utmost excitement to see the Don.

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From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

being one more than ten

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

divisible by two

From this reading At times it was even suggested that he was unfairly “smugged in” to play for a village to which he had no pretensions to belong.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading All the boys of the village where the match was to take place were in a state of the utmost excitement to see the Don.

past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

the act of departing

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

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

From this reading At times it was even suggested that he was unfairly “smugged in” to play for a village to which he had no pretensions to belong.

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

From this reading At times it was even suggested that he was unfairly “smugged in” to play for a village to which he had no pretensions to belong.

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

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

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

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

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

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

the creation of something in the mind

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

immediately past

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading All the boys of the village where the match was to take place were in a state of the utmost excitement to see the Don.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

any admirable quality or attribute

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

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

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

a form of address for a man

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

not any; not one

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

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

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading All the boys of the village where the match was to take place were in a state of the utmost excitement to see the Don.

participate in games or sport

From this reading At times it was even suggested that he was unfairly “smugged in” to play for a village to which he had no pretensions to belong.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

plural of “pretension” — a false or unsupportable quality

From this reading At times it was even suggested that he was unfairly “smugged in” to play for a village to which he had no pretensions to belong.

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

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

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading All the boys of the village where the match was to take place were in a state of the utmost excitement to see the Don.

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

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

From this reading At times it was even suggested that he was unfairly “smugged in” to play for a village to which he had no pretensions to belong.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

make square

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading All the boys of the village where the match was to take place were in a state of the utmost excitement to see the Don.

a boat propelled by a steam engine

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading At times it was even suggested that he was unfairly “smugged in” to play for a village to which he had no pretensions to belong.

carry out

From this reading All the boys of the village where the match was to take place were in a state of the utmost excitement to see the Don.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

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

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading At times it was even suggested that he was unfairly “smugged in” to play for a village to which he had no pretensions to belong.

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

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

in an unfair manner

From this reading At times it was even suggested that he was unfairly “smugged in” to play for a village to which he had no pretensions to belong.

take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading All the boys of the village where the match was to take place were in a state of the utmost excitement to see the Don.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

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

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading How the great Don O’Rapley became an usher of the Court of Queen’s Bench and explained the ingenious invention of the round square—how Mr. Bumpkin took the water and studied character from a penny steamboat.

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

From this reading All the boys of the village where the match was to take place were in a state of the utmost excitement to see the Don.

at the time that

From this reading Indeed, so great was the local fame of this young man that it produced a sensation for miles around when it was announced that Don O’Rapley (such was his name) was going to bowl.

in or at the place that

From this reading All the boys of the village where the match was to take place were in a state of the utmost excitement to see the Don.

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

From this reading At times it was even suggested that he was unfairly “smugged in” to play for a village to which he had no pretensions to belong.

which person or people

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

a late time of life

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Some years ago there lived in a little village near Bridgewater a young man who was the bowler of his village eleven—one of the first roundhand bowlers in point of time, and by no means the last in point of merit.