Chapter XIII

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

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

remote in manner

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

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

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

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

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Mrs. Shaw, divided between crochet and creameries, was indifferent to the quality and size of their social circle.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

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

From this reading You do not call “on” Bythams, Lyndesays and Wyllens; you call “at” Gilthrotin, Crump or The Laithes.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading You do not call “on” Bythams, Lyndesays and Wyllens; you call “at” Gilthrotin, Crump or The Laithes.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading Mrs. Shaw, divided between crochet and creameries, was indifferent to the quality and size of their social circle.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

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From this reading Mrs. Shaw, divided between crochet and creameries, was indifferent to the quality and size of their social circle.

create by looping or crocheting

From this reading Mrs. Shaw, divided between crochet and creameries, was indifferent to the quality and size of their social circle.

make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants

From this reading You do not call “on” Bythams, Lyndesays and Wyllens; you call “at” Gilthrotin, Crump or The Laithes.

separated into parts or pieces

From this reading Mrs. Shaw, divided between crochet and creameries, was indifferent to the quality and size of their social circle.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading You do not call “on” Bythams, Lyndesays and Wyllens; you call “at” Gilthrotin, Crump or The Laithes.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

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

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

(of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

plural of “function” — (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 HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

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

From this reading You do not call “on” Bythams, Lyndesays and Wyllens; you call “at” Gilthrotin, Crump or The Laithes.

press or grind with a crushing noise

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

an established custom

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

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

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

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

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

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

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

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

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

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

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

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

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

marked by a lack of interest

From this reading Mrs. Shaw, divided between crochet and creameries, was indifferent to the quality and size of their social circle.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

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

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

and nothing more

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

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

From this reading You do not call “on” Bythams, Lyndesays and Wyllens; you call “at” Gilthrotin, Crump or The Laithes.

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

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

From this reading You do not call “on” Bythams, Lyndesays and Wyllens; you call “at” Gilthrotin, Crump or The Laithes.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

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

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Shaw, divided between crochet and creameries, was indifferent to the quality and size of their social circle.

in a cryptic manner

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

not any; not one

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading You do not call “on” Bythams, Lyndesays and Wyllens; you call “at” Gilthrotin, Crump or The Laithes.

plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading You do not call “on” Bythams, Lyndesays and Wyllens; you call “at” Gilthrotin, Crump or The Laithes.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading You do not call “on” Bythams, Lyndesays and Wyllens; you call “at” Gilthrotin, Crump or The Laithes.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

go across or through

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

possessive form of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

formally made public

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading Mrs. Shaw, divided between crochet and creameries, was indifferent to the quality and size of their social circle.

on the contrary

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

plural of “recipient” — a person who receives something

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

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

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)

From this reading Mrs. Shaw, divided between crochet and creameries, was indifferent to the quality and size of their social circle.

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading Mrs. Shaw, divided between crochet and creameries, was indifferent to the quality and size of their social circle.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading Mrs. Shaw, divided between crochet and creameries, was indifferent to the quality and size of their social circle.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

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

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

in or at that place or location

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

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

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

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

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

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

From this reading It is the house that stands on your visiting-list,--that has become a habit; and your dropped pasteboard is for its door rather than for those beneath its roof.

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.

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

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

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

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

which person or people

From this reading Watters was one of these “habits,” but the Legend of the Kitchen Tea, mysteriously promulgated and enlarged, held many aloof who had no particular axe to grind.

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

From this reading You do not call “on” Bythams, Lyndesays and Wyllens; you call “at” Gilthrotin, Crump or The Laithes.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You do not call “on” Bythams, Lyndesays and Wyllens; you call “at” Gilthrotin, Crump or The Laithes.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading HAMER’S FIRST TRAM In the country there are houses far more truly the recipients of formal visits than their occupants, just as, at public functions, your carriage comes up to your place’s name instead of your own; for master and tenant pass away, but the House remaineth.