Chapter XXI · Lady Dorothea

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

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

later than; following

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

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

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

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

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

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

From this reading Lady Dorothea Martin had given positive orders that except in the particular case of this individual she was not to be interrupted by any visitor.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

an occurrence of something

From this reading Lady Dorothea Martin had given positive orders that except in the particular case of this individual she was not to be interrupted by any visitor.

past form of “chronicle” — record in chronological order; make a historical record

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

the act or process of complicating

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

(sentence connectors) because of the reason given

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

of or pertaining to or typical of Europe

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

in a composed and unconcerned manner

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

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

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

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

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

apart from; not including

From this reading Lady Dorothea Martin had given positive orders that except in the particular case of this individual she was not to be interrupted by any visitor.

the organ of sight

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

opinion or judgment

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

plural of “failure” — an act that fails

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

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

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Lady Dorothea Martin had given positive orders that except in the particular case of this individual she was not to be interrupted by any visitor.

past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

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

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

having or involving the use of hands

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

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

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

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

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

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

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

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

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

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

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

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

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

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

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Lady Dorothea Martin had given positive orders that except in the particular case of this individual she was not to be interrupted by any visitor.

free from evil or guilt

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

inflected form of “instal” — set up for use

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

discontinued temporarily

From this reading Lady Dorothea Martin had given positive orders that except in the particular case of this individual she was not to be interrupted by any visitor.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

and nothing more

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

From this reading Lady Dorothea Martin had given positive orders that except in the particular case of this individual she was not to be interrupted by any visitor.

plural of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

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

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

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

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

a form of address for a man

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Lady Dorothea Martin had given positive orders that except in the particular case of this individual she was not to be interrupted by any visitor.

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

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

plural of “oddity” — eccentricity that is not easily explained

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

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

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading Lady Dorothea Martin had given positive orders that except in the particular case of this individual she was not to be interrupted by any visitor.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Lady Dorothea Martin had given positive orders that except in the particular case of this individual she was not to be interrupted by any visitor.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.

From this reading Lady Dorothea Martin had given positive orders that except in the particular case of this individual she was not to be interrupted by any visitor.

sharply exact or accurate or delimited

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

plural of “pretension” — a false or unsupportable quality

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

systematic investigation to establish facts

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

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

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

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

From this reading Lady Dorothea Martin had given positive orders that except in the particular case of this individual she was not to be interrupted by any visitor.

plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

a male human offspring

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

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

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Lady Dorothea Martin had given positive orders that except in the particular case of this individual she was not to be interrupted by any visitor.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

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

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

not capable of being distinguished or differentiated

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

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

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

plural of “vice” — moral weakness

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

plural of “virtue” — the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

someone who visits

From this reading Lady Dorothea Martin had given positive orders that except in the particular case of this individual she was not to be interrupted by any visitor.

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From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

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

From this reading Lady Dorothea Martin had given positive orders that except in the particular case of this individual she was not to be interrupted by any visitor.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading He had come by the diligence, one of that undistinguishable ten thousand England sends off every week from her shores to represent her virtues or her vices, her oddities, vulgarities, and pretensions, to the critical eyes of continental Europe.

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

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

in or at the place that

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”

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

From this reading The Cour de Bade, at which excellent hotel the Martins were installed, received on the day we have just chronicled a new arrival.

which person or people

From this reading She glanced her eye at the card, and then handed it across the table to her son, who coolly read it, and threw it from him with the air of one saying to himself, “Here's more of it! more complication, more investigation, deeper research into my miserable difficulties, and consequently more unhappiness.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading Perfectly innocent of any foreign language, and with a delightful ambiguity as to the precise geography of where he stood, he succeeded, after some few failures, in finding out where the Martins stopped, and had now sent up his name to Lady Dorothea, that name being “Mr. Maurice Scanlan.”