Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

later than; following

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

in addition

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

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

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

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

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

any thing at all

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

(of animals) having white markings on the face

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

European food fish

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

for the most part

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

the job of a professional coach

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

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

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

a word used in exclamations of confusion

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

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

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

a person who is older than you are

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

a competitor thought likely to win

From this reading Edgware suggested _John Gilpin_, Gillie's favourite poem.

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

the workplace where coal gas is manufactured

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

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From this reading Edgware suggested _John Gilpin_, Gillie's favourite poem.

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

From this reading Edgware suggested _John Gilpin_, Gillie's favourite poem.

shining intensely

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

a quick look

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

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

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

in a gradual manner

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

(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 The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

a regular patron

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

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

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

with gusto and without reservation

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

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

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

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

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

plural of “hollyhock” — any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

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

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

the owner or manager of an inn

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Edgware suggested _John Gilpin_, Gillie's favourite poem.

a narrow way or road

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

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

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

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 Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

the act of eating lunch

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

a very wealthy or powerful businessman

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

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From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

plural of “melodrama” — an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

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

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

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

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

out of fashion

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

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

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

the time that has elapsed

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

plural of “pink” — a light shade of red

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading Edgware suggested _John Gilpin_, Gillie's favourite poem.

extremely

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

plural of “poster” — a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

an antiquity that has survived from the distant past

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

-ing form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

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From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

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From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

ready to fall asleep

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

with no problems or difficulties

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

attend a dance or a party without a female companion

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

be standing; be upright

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

successive (without a break)

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

happening unexpectedly

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

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

From this reading Edgware suggested _John Gilpin_, Gillie's favourite poem.

a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

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

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

up to a particular time

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

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

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

male cat

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

comparative of “ugly” — displeasing to the senses

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

up to a particular time

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

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

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

a conveyance that transports people or objects

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

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

From this reading The vehicle flew smoothly along down Park Lane, past the Marble Arch into the Edgware Road, and on from there between houses and shops, growing gradually uglier and uglier, to Maida Vale, up Shoot-up Hill, and so on until there was a glimpse of suburban country, and gasworks, and glaring posters of melodramas on hoardings, till it stopped suddenly at a real little old roadside inn, straight out of Dickens--"The Bald-faced Stag at Edgware."

accept gladly

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

past form of “welcome” — accept gladly

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

comparative of “well” — in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.

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

From this reading THE BALD-FACED STAG Vaughan went home, and after lunching, chiefly on a newspaper and a cup of coffee, he got into a taxicab and gave a direction.

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

From this reading Vaughan, obviously an habitue, walked through the inn into a perfectly adorable garden, which was so large, so quiet, and so full of pinks, hollyhocks, and other old-fashioned flowers, so absolutely peaceful and sleepy, that one could have imagined oneself miles away in the country.

which person or people

From this reading Here he got out, and was positively welcomed, and heartily, by a real roadside innkeeper--also out of Dickens--resembling the elder Weller--a local magnate called Tom Brill, who looked a relic of the coaching days, though really he never did anything but stand in front of the inn in his shirt-sleeves and welcome people.