Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

in actual fact

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

possessing life

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

(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 "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

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

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

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

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

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

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

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

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.

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

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as “on behalf of” rather than “in behalf of”)

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.

(of clothing) custom-made

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

an occurrence of something

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

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

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

gotten under control

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

determine the number or amount of

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.

marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

inflected form of “dub” — give a nickname to

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

a person or firm that employs workers

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

to an extreme degree

From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

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

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

by good fortune

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

plural of “fraud” — intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

a person of French nationality

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

the most powerful members of a society

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

coins made of gold

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

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

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

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

From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.

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

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

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

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

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

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

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

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

the state of being honored

From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.

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

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

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

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

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

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

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

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

plural of “keeper” — someone in charge of other people

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

in the recent past

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

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 "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

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

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

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

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

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

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

cases used to carry belongings when traveling

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

a particular point in time

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

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

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

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

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

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

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

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

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

above and across; more than

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

past form of “perpetrate” — perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

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

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

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

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

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

From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.

set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.

plural of “robbery” — larceny by threat of violence

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

Identical; not different.

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

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

From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.

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

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

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

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

being one more than fifteen

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

express in speech

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

an impression that something might be the case

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

plural of “swindler” — a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

plural of “swindle” — the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

carry out

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

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

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

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

From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

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

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

belonging to the peerage

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

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

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

a source of difficulty

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

without doubt; certainly

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness

From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

the act of using

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

being of use or service

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

precisely as stated

From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.

the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

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

From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.

lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

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

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

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

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

which person or people

From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"

belonging to which person

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.