Chapter XXVII · A Very Brief Interview

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

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

past form of “accost” — speak to someone

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

in a keen or penetrating way

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

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

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

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

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

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

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

have

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

plural of “combination” — a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

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

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

past form of “deplore” — express strong disapproval of

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

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

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

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

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

to come or go into

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

divisible by two

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

inflected form of “extol” — praise, glorify, or honor

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

set up or found

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

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From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

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

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

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From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

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

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

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

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

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

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

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

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

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

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

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

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

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From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

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

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

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

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

a small worthless amount

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

immediately past

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

in the recent past

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

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From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

the force of workers available

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

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

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

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From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

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

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

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

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

on one occasion

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

and nothing more

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

have ownership or possession of

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

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

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

an assumption that is taken for granted

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

Identical; not different.

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

cut with a saw

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

express in words

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

a meeting for execution of a group's functions

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

relating to human society and its members

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

the act of spending or disbursing money

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

not in physical motion

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

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

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

in or at that place or location

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

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

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

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

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

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

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

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

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

at the time that

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

in or at the place that

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

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

From this reading There were questions of politics--mighty interests of which every one was talking--of which he knew nothing; party changes and new social combinations had arisen of which he was utterly ignorant.

which person or people

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

in the company of; together with

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

From this reading The least egotistical of men--and Massingbred did not enter into this category--find it occasionally very hard to bear the cool “go-by” the world gives them whenever a chance interval has withdrawn them from public view.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

time long past

From this reading When Jack Massingbred found himself once more “in town,” and saw that the tide of the mighty world there rolled on the same full, boiling flood he had remembered it of yore, he began to wonder where and how he had latterly been spending his life.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But what he still more acutely deplored was that he himself had, so to say, dropped out of the memory of his friends, who accosted him with that half-embarrassed air that says, “Have you been ill?--or in India?--or how is it that we have n't met you about?”

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

From this reading It was last session he had made a flash speech,--an effort that his own party extolled to the skies, and even the Opposition could only criticise the hardihood and presumption of so very young a member of the House,--and now already people had ceased to bear him in mind.