Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

treat badly

From this reading Beecot senior wrote many pages of abuse--he always did babble like a complaining woman when angered.

(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 THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

in addition

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Beecot senior wrote many pages of abuse--he always did babble like a complaining woman when angered.

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

From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

marked by extreme anger

From this reading Beecot senior wrote many pages of abuse--he always did babble like a complaining woman when angered.

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

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way

From this reading Beecot senior wrote many pages of abuse--he always did babble like a complaining woman when angered.

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From this reading Beecot senior wrote many pages of abuse--he always did babble like a complaining woman when angered.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

present

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading There was much more to the same effect, which Paul did not read, and the letter ended grandiloquently in a command that Paul was to repair at once to the Manor and there grovel at the feet of his injured father.

expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment

From this reading Beecot senior wrote many pages of abuse--he always did babble like a complaining woman when angered.

gotten under control

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

a female human offspring

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

the wife of your son

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

past form of “decline” — grow worse

From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

possessive form of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

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

From this reading Beecot senior wrote many pages of abuse--he always did babble like a complaining woman when angered.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading There was much more to the same effect, which Paul did not read, and the letter ended grandiloquently in a command that Paul was to repair at once to the Manor and there grovel at the feet of his injured father.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading There was much more to the same effect, which Paul did not read, and the letter ended grandiloquently in a command that Paul was to repair at once to the Manor and there grovel at the feet of his injured father.

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

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

divisible by two

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

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

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

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

From this reading There was much more to the same effect, which Paul did not read, and the letter ended grandiloquently in a command that Paul was to repair at once to the Manor and there grovel at the feet of his injured father.

inflected form of “forbid” — command against

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

a young female

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

in a rhetorically grandiloquent manner

From this reading There was much more to the same effect, which Paul did not read, and the letter ended grandiloquently in a command that Paul was to repair at once to the Manor and there grovel at the feet of his injured father.

show submission or fear

From this reading There was much more to the same effect, which Paul did not read, and the letter ended grandiloquently in a command that Paul was to repair at once to the Manor and there grovel at the feet of his injured father.

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

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

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

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

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

From this reading Beecot senior wrote many pages of abuse--he always did babble like a complaining woman when angered.

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

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

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

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

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

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

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

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

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

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

harmed

From this reading There was much more to the same effect, which Paul did not read, and the letter ended grandiloquently in a command that Paul was to repair at once to the Manor and there grovel at the feet of his injured father.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Beecot senior wrote many pages of abuse--he always did babble like a complaining woman when angered.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

the mansion of a lord or wealthy person

From this reading There was much more to the same effect, which Paul did not read, and the letter ended grandiloquently in a command that Paul was to repair at once to the Manor and there grovel at the feet of his injured father.

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

From this reading Beecot senior wrote many pages of abuse--he always did babble like a complaining woman when angered.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

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

From this reading There was much more to the same effect, which Paul did not read, and the letter ended grandiloquently in a command that Paul was to repair at once to the Manor and there grovel at the feet of his injured father.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading There was much more to the same effect, which Paul did not read, and the letter ended grandiloquently in a command that Paul was to repair at once to the Manor and there grovel at the feet of his injured father.

killed unlawfully

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

not any; not one

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

in a noble manner

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)

From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There was much more to the same effect, which Paul did not read, and the letter ended grandiloquently in a command that Paul was to repair at once to the Manor and there grovel at the feet of his injured father.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

on one occasion

From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Beecot senior wrote many pages of abuse--he always did babble like a complaining woman when angered.

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

a person who is very poor

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading There was much more to the same effect, which Paul did not read, and the letter ended grandiloquently in a command that Paul was to repair at once to the Manor and there grovel at the feet of his injured father.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

the act of putting something in working order again

From this reading There was much more to the same effect, which Paul did not read, and the letter ended grandiloquently in a command that Paul was to repair at once to the Manor and there grovel at the feet of his injured father.

the state of being cancelled or annulled

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

Identical; not different.

From this reading There was much more to the same effect, which Paul did not read, and the letter ended grandiloquently in a command that Paul was to repair at once to the Manor and there grovel at the feet of his injured father.

formal and explicit approval

From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service

From this reading Beecot senior wrote many pages of abuse--he always did babble like a complaining woman when angered.

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

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

a male human offspring

From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

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From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

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

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was much more to the same effect, which Paul did not read, and the letter ended grandiloquently in a command that Paul was to repair at once to the Manor and there grovel at the feet of his injured father.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

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

From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

a merchant who owns or manages a shop

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

past form of “underline” — give extra weight to (a communication)

From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

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

From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading THE DETECTIVE'S VIEWS As Paul expected, the next letter from his father contained a revocation of all that had pleased him in the former one.

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

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

at the time that

From this reading Beecot senior wrote many pages of abuse--he always did babble like a complaining woman when angered.

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

From this reading There was much more to the same effect, which Paul did not read, and the letter ended grandiloquently in a command that Paul was to repair at once to the Manor and there grovel at the feet of his injured father.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading He declined to sanction the marriage and ordered his son at once--underlined--to give up all thought of making Sylvia Norman his wife.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Beecot senior wrote many pages of abuse--he always did babble like a complaining woman when angered.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

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

From this reading It would have been hard enough, wrote Beecot, to have received her as a daughter-in-law even with money, seeing that she had no position and was the daughter of a murdered tradesman, but seeing also that she was a pauper, and worse, a girl without a cognomen, he forbade Paul to bestow on her the worthy name of Beecot, so nobly worn by himself.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading Beecot senior wrote many pages of abuse--he always did babble like a complaining woman when angered.