Chapter X

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

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

again but in a new or different way

From this reading "CRUCIFY TO YOURSELVES AFRESH THE SON OF MAN ..."

later than; following

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Langler alone had declined to take part in the bout.

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

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

From this reading Langler alone had declined to take part in the bout.

English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

possessive form of “burton” — English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

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

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

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

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

kill by nailing onto a cross

From this reading "CRUCIFY TO YOURSELVES AFRESH THE SON OF MAN ..."

a state in which you want to learn more about something

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

past form of “decline” — grow worse

From this reading Langler alone had declined to take part in the bout.

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

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

a widow holding property received from her deceased husband

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

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

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

possessive form of “edward” — King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

to or in any or all places

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

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

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

a boy or man

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

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

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

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

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

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

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

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

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

only a very short time before

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

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

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

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

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

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

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

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

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

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

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

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

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

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

From this reading Langler alone had declined to take part in the bout.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

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

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

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

From this reading "CRUCIFY TO YOURSELVES AFRESH THE SON OF MAN ..."

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "CRUCIFY TO YOURSELVES AFRESH THE SON OF MAN ..."

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

and nothing more

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

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

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Langler alone had declined to take part in the bout.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

tightly woven fabric with raised cords

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

To recall to mind.

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

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

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

a male human offspring

From this reading "CRUCIFY TO YOURSELVES AFRESH THE SON OF MAN ..."

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

carry out

From this reading Langler alone had declined to take part in the bout.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

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

From this reading "CRUCIFY TO YOURSELVES AFRESH THE SON OF MAN ..."

Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

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

From this reading "CRUCIFY TO YOURSELVES AFRESH THE SON OF MAN ..."

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

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

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

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

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

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

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Baron Kolár, too, had everywhere dropped the opinion that Dr Burton was a nice fellow, that he was not so bad, that he was the only living man with whom grandiose speech was a natural function, like sleep.

past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of

From this reading The fact, I believe, was that the fame of Dr Burton's oratory had spread through the house, and dowager and lordling, finding the Sabbath evening empty, yielded to the pique of curiosity and to Mrs Edward's organising genius.

used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action

From this reading "CRUCIFY TO YOURSELVES AFRESH THE SON OF MAN ..."

plural of “zealot” — a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans

From this reading It was the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, and for what reason I don't remember--certainly, the house-party at Goodford were hardly zealots in the matter of church-going--that Sunday evening quite a party had been got up to go to the office at Ritching.