Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation

From this reading There were all sorts of puzzles in that box--things that you had to put together, things that had to be arranged, things that had to be adjusted.

(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 There were all sorts of puzzles in that box--things that you had to put together, things that had to be arranged, things that had to be adjusted.

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From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

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

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

from appearances alone

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading There were all sorts of puzzles in that box--things that you had to put together, things that had to be arranged, things that had to be adjusted.

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

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

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

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

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

From this reading There were all sorts of puzzles in that box--things that you had to put together, things that had to be arranged, things that had to be adjusted.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading There were quite a hundred of those bits, and you had to fit them one into the other.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

in a gay manner

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

the act of departing

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

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

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

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

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

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

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

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

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

ten 10s

From this reading There were quite a hundred of those bits, and you had to fit them one into the other.

not in action or at work

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

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

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading There were quite a hundred of those bits, and you had to fit them one into the other.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

-ing form of “lounge” — sit or recline comfortably

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

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

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading There were quite a hundred of those bits, and you had to fit them one into the other.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

above and across; more than

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

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From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

not evidencing any purpose or goal

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading There were all sorts of puzzles in that box--things that you had to put together, things that had to be arranged, things that had to be adjusted.

plural of “puzzle” — a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading There were quite a hundred of those bits, and you had to fit them one into the other.

make short successive sounds

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

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

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

Identical; not different.

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

plural of “size” — the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading There were all sorts of puzzles in that box--things that you had to put together, things that had to be arranged, things that had to be adjusted.

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

in a softened tone

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

a sudden outburst of anger

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

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

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There were quite a hundred of those bits, and you had to fit them one into the other.

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading There were all sorts of puzzles in that box--things that you had to put together, things that had to be arranged, things that had to be adjusted.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

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

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

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

From this reading There were quite a hundred of those bits, and you had to fit them one into the other.

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

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

push forcefully

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

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

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

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

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading There were all sorts of puzzles in that box--things that you had to put together, things that had to be arranged, things that had to be adjusted.

the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

travel across or pass over

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

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

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

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

From this reading There were all sorts of puzzles in that box--things that you had to put together, things that had to be arranged, things that had to be adjusted.

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From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

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From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

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

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

during the time that

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

which person or people

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.

a late time of life

From this reading And as he stood in this apparently idle and purposeless lounging attitude, he thought--thought of a certain birthday of his, a good thirty years before, whereon a kind, elderly aunt had made him a present of a box of puzzles.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading There were all sorts of puzzles in that box--things that you had to put together, things that had to be arranged, things that had to be adjusted.

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

From this reading THE YOUNG MAN WHO LED PUGS Allerdyke, with a gesture peculiar to him, thrust his hands in the pockets of his trousers, strolled away from the desk on which the register lay open, and going over to the hall door stood there a while, staring out on the tide of life that rolled by, and listening to the subdued rattle of the traffic in its ceaseless traverse of the Strand.

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

From this reading But there was one in particular which had taken his youthful fancy, and had at the same time tried his youthful temper--a shallow tray wherein were a vast quantity of all sorts and sizes of bits of wood, gaily coloured.