Chapter XVIII

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

From this reading “We had such a lovely lunch at Pagani’s, Granny dear.”

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Not that Mr. Philip entered into any exhaustive inquiry.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “We had such a lovely lunch at Pagani’s, Granny dear.”

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

From this reading When you are in the seventh heaven, even the eye of Edward Bean’s goddaughter may be bereft of some of its terrors.

possessive form of “bean” — any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

From this reading When you are in the seventh heaven, even the eye of Edward Bean’s goddaughter may be bereft of some of its terrors.

for the reason that

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

From this reading When you are in the seventh heaven, even the eye of Edward Bean’s goddaughter may be bereft of some of its terrors.

elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

From this reading But that was breeding, doubtless.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But that was breeding, doubtless.

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From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

expletives used informally as intensifiers

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

dearly loved

From this reading “We had such a lovely lunch at Pagani’s, Granny dear.”

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

the state of being out of favor

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

without doubt; certainly

From this reading But that was breeding, doubtless.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading When you are in the seventh heaven, even the eye of Edward Bean’s goddaughter may be bereft of some of its terrors.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Not that Mr. Philip entered into any exhaustive inquiry.

divisible by two

From this reading When you are in the seventh heaven, even the eye of Edward Bean’s goddaughter may be bereft of some of its terrors.

performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial

From this reading Not that Mr. Philip entered into any exhaustive inquiry.

the organ of sight

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

a female godchild

From this reading When you are in the seventh heaven, even the eye of Edward Bean’s goddaughter may be bereft of some of its terrors.

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From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

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From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading “We had such a lovely lunch at Pagani’s, Granny dear.”

responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading When you are in the seventh heaven, even the eye of Edward Bean’s goddaughter may be bereft of some of its terrors.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

a search for knowledge

From this reading Not that Mr. Philip entered into any exhaustive inquiry.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Not that Mr. Philip entered into any exhaustive inquiry.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading When you are in the seventh heaven, even the eye of Edward Bean’s goddaughter may be bereft of some of its terrors.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading “We had such a lovely lunch at Pagani’s, Granny dear.”

take the midday meal

From this reading “We had such a lovely lunch at Pagani’s, Granny dear.”

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading When you are in the seventh heaven, even the eye of Edward Bean’s goddaughter may be bereft of some of its terrors.

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Not that Mr. Philip entered into any exhaustive inquiry.

plural of “muffin” — a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

not any; not one

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

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From this reading “We had such a lovely lunch at Pagani’s, Granny dear.”

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading Not that Mr. Philip entered into any exhaustive inquiry.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

From this reading When you are in the seventh heaven, even the eye of Edward Bean’s goddaughter may be bereft of some of its terrors.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

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

From this reading When you are in the seventh heaven, even the eye of Edward Bean’s goddaughter may be bereft of some of its terrors.

characterized by or performed with much energy or force

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading “We had such a lovely lunch at Pagani’s, Granny dear.”

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading When you are in the seventh heaven, even the eye of Edward Bean’s goddaughter may be bereft of some of its terrors.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But that was breeding, doubtless.

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

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

From this reading But that was breeding, doubtless.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “We had such a lovely lunch at Pagani’s, Granny dear.”

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

at the time that

From this reading When you are in the seventh heaven, even the eye of Edward Bean’s goddaughter may be bereft of some of its terrors.

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

in the company of; together with

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

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

From this reading IN WHICH THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMNED WITH NO UNCERTAINTY MUFFINS and Chayney Tea in Grandmamma’s withdrawing-room were not out of place, because the afternoon had been really so strenuous; moreover, Grandmamma herself did not appear to view the guilty pair with the eye of disfavor.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading When you are in the seventh heaven, even the eye of Edward Bean’s goddaughter may be bereft of some of its terrors.