Chapter V

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

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She fussed about like a torpedo boat, launching her torpedoes, and scoring hits that should have blown most battleships out of the water.

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

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

a quantity of money

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

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

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The only person on the committee who had any idea of business was little Miss Whiffen, the curate’s sister.

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

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

given to or characterized by argument

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

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

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

plural of “battleship” — large and heavily armoured warship

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading She fussed about like a torpedo boat, launching her torpedoes, and scoring hits that should have blown most battleships out of the water.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading She fussed about like a torpedo boat, launching her torpedoes, and scoring hits that should have blown most battleships out of the water.

very lively and profitable

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

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From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

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From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

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From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

-ing form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

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From this reading The only person on the committee who had any idea of business was little Miss Whiffen, the curate’s sister.

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

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

exercising influence or control

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

having lost your job

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

past form of “fuss” — worry unnecessarily or excessively

From this reading She fussed about like a torpedo boat, launching her torpedoes, and scoring hits that should have blown most battleships out of the water.

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

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

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

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

only a very short time before

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She fussed about like a torpedo boat, launching her torpedoes, and scoring hits that should have blown most battleships out of the water.

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

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

plural of “hit” — (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)

From this reading She fussed about like a torpedo boat, launching her torpedoes, and scoring hits that should have blown most battleships out of the water.

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

From this reading The only person on the committee who had any idea of business was little Miss Whiffen, the curate’s sister.

(mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time

From this reading She fussed about like a torpedo boat, launching her torpedoes, and scoring hits that should have blown most battleships out of the water.

of less size or importance

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

a room where books are kept

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

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

From this reading The only person on the committee who had any idea of business was little Miss Whiffen, the curate’s sister.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading The only person on the committee who had any idea of business was little Miss Whiffen, the curate’s sister.

used to form the superlative

From this reading She fussed about like a torpedo boat, launching her torpedoes, and scoring hits that should have blown most battleships out of the water.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The only person on the committee who had any idea of business was little Miss Whiffen, the curate’s sister.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

and nothing more

From this reading The only person on the committee who had any idea of business was little Miss Whiffen, the curate’s sister.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She fussed about like a torpedo boat, launching her torpedoes, and scoring hits that should have blown most battleships out of the water.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

a human being

From this reading The only person on the committee who had any idea of business was little Miss Whiffen, the curate’s sister.

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score

From this reading She fussed about like a torpedo boat, launching her torpedoes, and scoring hits that should have blown most battleships out of the water.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

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

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

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

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading She fussed about like a torpedo boat, launching her torpedoes, and scoring hits that should have blown most battleships out of the water.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading The only person on the committee who had any idea of business was little Miss Whiffen, the curate’s sister.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

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

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading She was one of those women who are all profile, a busy, short-sighted, argumentative creature who did her best to prevent Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton from claiming the high seas as their own.

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

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

a professional killer who uses a gun

From this reading She fussed about like a torpedo boat, launching her torpedoes, and scoring hits that should have blown most battleships out of the water.

plural of “torpedo” — a professional killer who uses a gun

From this reading She fussed about like a torpedo boat, launching her torpedoes, and scoring hits that should have blown most battleships out of the water.

causing distress or worry or anxiety

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

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

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

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

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading She fussed about like a torpedo boat, launching her torpedoes, and scoring hits that should have blown most battleships out of the water.

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

From this reading The amount of business done at these meetings was infinitesimal, for Mrs. Brocklebank and Gertrude Canterton were like battleships that kept up a perpetual booming of big guns, hardly troubling to notice the splutter of suggestions fired by the lesser vessels.

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

From this reading The only person on the committee who had any idea of business was little Miss Whiffen, the curate’s sister.

which person or people

From this reading The only person on the committee who had any idea of business was little Miss Whiffen, the curate’s sister.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading WOMEN OF VIRTUE The local committee of a society for the propagation of something or other had taken possession of Canterton’s library, and Mrs. Brocklebank was the dominant lady.