Chapter IV

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

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

remote in manner

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

past form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

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

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

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

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

for the reason that

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

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From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

a youthful male person

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

with brightness

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

not characterized by emotion

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

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From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

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

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

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From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

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

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading Well, what I’m driving at is that during the next two weeks that’s exactly how it was with me.

an udder or breast or teat

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Well, what I’m driving at is that during the next two weeks that’s exactly how it was with me.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading Well, what I’m driving at is that during the next two weeks that’s exactly how it was with me.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

to a faint degree or weakly perceived

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

the act of acquiring something

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

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

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

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

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

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From this reading Well, what I’m driving at is that during the next two weeks that’s exactly how it was with me.

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

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

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From this reading Well, what I’m driving at is that during the next two weeks that’s exactly how it was with me.

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

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

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

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

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

From this reading Well, what I’m driving at is that during the next two weeks that’s exactly how it was with me.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

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From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

engage in

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Well, what I’m driving at is that during the next two weeks that’s exactly how it was with me.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Well, what I’m driving at is that during the next two weeks that’s exactly how it was with me.

not any; not one

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

look past, fail to notice

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

To recall to mind.

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

with honesty

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

express in words

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

plural of “scheme” — an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

an educational institution

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

(plural) something that reminds you of someone or something

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

not in physical motion

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

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From this reading Well, what I’m driving at is that during the next two weeks that’s exactly how it was with me.

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

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

in or at that place or location

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

a special situation

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

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

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

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

From this reading Well, what I’m driving at is that during the next two weeks that’s exactly how it was with me.

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

From this reading Jeeves, no doubt, could have dug up a dozen brainy schemes in a couple of minutes, but he was still aloof and chilly and I couldn’t bring myself to ask him point-blank.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

precisely as stated

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

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

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

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

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

From this reading I mean to say, I could hear the wedding bells chiming faintly in the distance and getting louder and louder every day, and how the deuce to slide out of it was more than I could think.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Well, what I’m driving at is that during the next two weeks that’s exactly how it was with me.

(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, what I’m driving at is that during the next two weeks that’s exactly how it was with me.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Well, what I’m driving at is that during the next two weeks that’s exactly how it was with me.

at the time that

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

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

From this reading PEARLS MEAN TEARS I remember--it must have been when I was at school because I don’t go in for that sort of thing very largely nowadays--reading a poem or something about something or other in which there was a line which went, if I’ve got it rightly, “Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading Well, what I’m driving at is that during the next two weeks that’s exactly how it was with me.

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

From this reading I mean, he could see easily enough that the young master was in a bad way and, if that wasn’t enough to make him overlook the fact that I was still gleaming brightly about the waistband, well, what it amounted to was that the old feudal spirit was dead in the blighter’s bosom and there was nothing to be done about it.