Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She's six feet high, so you would go mad about her.

tolerating without protest

From this reading Lady Jane is furious with her for not accepting; and when Julia told her, she slapped her face before the maid!

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

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

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading "There's another gigantic beauty that people have gone mad about--a Polish pianist, who's just married young Harcourt, who's a grandson of that old scamp the Duke of Towers.

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

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

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

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

a young person of either sex

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

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

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

a female human offspring

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

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

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

emanating from God

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

at any time

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Lady Jane is furious with her for not accepting; and when Julia told her, she slapped her face before the maid!

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading She's six feet high, so you would go mad about her.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading Lady Jane is furious with her for not accepting; and when Julia told her, she slapped her face before the maid!

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

From this reading "There's another gigantic beauty that people have gone mad about--a Polish pianist, who's just married young Harcourt, who's a grandson of that old scamp the Duke of Towers.

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

From this reading She's six feet high, so you would go mad about her.

destroyed or killed

From this reading "There's another gigantic beauty that people have gone mad about--a Polish pianist, who's just married young Harcourt, who's a grandson of that old scamp the Duke of Towers.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

the father of your father or mother

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

a male grandchild

From this reading "There's another gigantic beauty that people have gone mad about--a Polish pianist, who's just married young Harcourt, who's a grandson of that old scamp the Duke of Towers.

highest in quality

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

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

From this reading "There's another gigantic beauty that people have gone mad about--a Polish pianist, who's just married young Harcourt, who's a grandson of that old scamp the Duke of Towers.

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

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading She's six feet high, so you would go mad about her.

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

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

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

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

and nothing more

From this reading "There's another gigantic beauty that people have gone mad about--a Polish pianist, who's just married young Harcourt, who's a grandson of that old scamp the Duke of Towers.

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

immediately past

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

roused to anger

From this reading She's six feet high, so you would go mad about her.

a female domestic

From this reading Lady Jane is furious with her for not accepting; and when Julia told her, she slapped her face before the maid!

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 "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

joined in matrimony

From this reading "There's another gigantic beauty that people have gone mad about--a Polish pianist, who's just married young Harcourt, who's a grandson of that old scamp the Duke of Towers.

a daughter of your brother or sister

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Lady Jane is furious with her for not accepting; and when Julia told her, she slapped her face before the maid!

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

and nothing more

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

loss of the ability to move a body part

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

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

From this reading "There's another gigantic beauty that people have gone mad about--a Polish pianist, who's just married young Harcourt, who's a grandson of that old scamp the Duke of Towers.

a person who plays the piano

From this reading "There's another gigantic beauty that people have gone mad about--a Polish pianist, who's just married young Harcourt, who's a grandson of that old scamp the Duke of Towers.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

the property of being smooth and shiny

From this reading "There's another gigantic beauty that people have gone mad about--a Polish pianist, who's just married young Harcourt, who's a grandson of that old scamp the Duke of Towers.

a man who delivers the mail

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

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From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

one who is playfully mischievous

From this reading "There's another gigantic beauty that people have gone mad about--a Polish pianist, who's just married young Harcourt, who's a grandson of that old scamp the Duke of Towers.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

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From this reading She's six feet high, so you would go mad about her.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading She's six feet high, so you would go mad about her.

being ten more than fifty

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand

From this reading Lady Jane is furious with her for not accepting; and when Julia told her, she slapped her face before the maid!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She's six feet high, so you would go mad about her.

plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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From this reading "There's another gigantic beauty that people have gone mad about--a Polish pianist, who's just married young Harcourt, who's a grandson of that old scamp the Duke of Towers.

plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading "There's another gigantic beauty that people have gone mad about--a Polish pianist, who's just married young Harcourt, who's a grandson of that old scamp the Duke of Towers.

precisely as stated

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

at the time that

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

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From this reading "There's another gigantic beauty that people have gone mad about--a Polish pianist, who's just married young Harcourt, who's a grandson of that old scamp the Duke of Towers.

morally bad in principle or practice

From this reading She's already refused sixty offers, good ones; among them little Lord Orrisroot, the hunchback, who'll have L1000 a day (including Sundays) when he comes into the title--and that can't be very far off, for the wicked old Duke of Deptford has got creeping paralysis, like his father and grandfather before him, and is now quite mad, and thinks himself a postman, and rat-tats all day long on the furniture.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She's six feet high, so you would go mad about her.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "The Duchess looked as handsome as ever, and as proud as a peacock; for last year she presented her niece, Julia Royce, 'the divine Julia,' the greatest beauty ever seen, I am told--with many thousands a year, if you please--Lady Jane Royce's daughter, an only child, and her father's dead.

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

From this reading "There's another gigantic beauty that people have gone mad about--a Polish pianist, who's just married young Harcourt, who's a grandson of that old scamp the Duke of Towers.