Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

in the past

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

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

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

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

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

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

From this reading The night when the attack on Coalchester was planned was marked, as I have said, by rabbit-pie.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading The night when the attack on Coalchester was planned was marked, as I have said, by rabbit-pie.

-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

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

From this reading Sometimes it was, "I'd just sent Liz out for a little bit of fish," or it would be Spanish onions maybe, or a lovely little rabbit, that marked the day.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

a youthful male person

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

relating to or arranged according to temporal order

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

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From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

the specified day of the month

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

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

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading Sometimes it was, "I'd just sent Liz out for a little bit of fish," or it would be Spanish onions maybe, or a lovely little rabbit, that marked the day.

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

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

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The night when the attack on Coalchester was planned was marked, as I have said, by rabbit-pie.

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

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

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

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

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

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

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

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

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

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

and nothing more

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

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

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

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From this reading Sometimes it was, "I'd just sent Liz out for a little bit of fish," or it would be Spanish onions maybe, or a lovely little rabbit, that marked the day.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading Sometimes it was, "I'd just sent Liz out for a little bit of fish," or it would be Spanish onions maybe, or a lovely little rabbit, that marked the day.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading Sometimes it was, "I'd just sent Liz out for a little bit of fish," or it would be Spanish onions maybe, or a lovely little rabbit, that marked the day.

by chance

From this reading Sometimes it was, "I'd just sent Liz out for a little bit of fish," or it would be Spanish onions maybe, or a lovely little rabbit, that marked the day.

a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

according to the clock

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

something you have to do

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The night when the attack on Coalchester was planned was marked, as I have said, by rabbit-pie.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant

From this reading Sometimes it was, "I'd just sent Liz out for a little bit of fish," or it would be Spanish onions maybe, or a lovely little rabbit, that marked the day.

and nothing more

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Sometimes it was, "I'd just sent Liz out for a little bit of fish," or it would be Spanish onions maybe, or a lovely little rabbit, that marked the day.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Sometimes it was, "I'd just sent Liz out for a little bit of fish," or it would be Spanish onions maybe, or a lovely little rabbit, that marked the day.

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading The night when the attack on Coalchester was planned was marked, as I have said, by rabbit-pie.

a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

From this reading Sometimes it was, "I'd just sent Liz out for a little bit of fish," or it would be Spanish onions maybe, or a lovely little rabbit, that marked the day.

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From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The night when the attack on Coalchester was planned was marked, as I have said, by rabbit-pie.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Sometimes it was, "I'd just sent Liz out for a little bit of fish," or it would be Spanish onions maybe, or a lovely little rabbit, that marked the day.

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

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

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

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Sometimes it was, "I'd just sent Liz out for a little bit of fish," or it would be Spanish onions maybe, or a lovely little rabbit, that marked the day.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading Sometimes it was, "I'd just sent Liz out for a little bit of fish," or it would be Spanish onions maybe, or a lovely little rabbit, that marked the day.

so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

not in physical motion

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

possessive form of “talbot” — English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

express in words

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

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

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading THE PLOT AGAINST COALCHESTER Old Mrs. Talbot had been prepared for some such invasion, and had an excellent rabbit-pie awaiting them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

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

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

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

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

at the time that

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

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

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

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

From this reading There was a delightful trait of old Mrs. Talbot's which I would like to record, a curious chronological method of remembering great occasions and startling events by the food of the day.

a late time of life

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Thus, for example, when with eyes that would still fill with tears, though it was ten years ago, she would tell the story of how her only boy had been brought home dead one night from an accident at his workshop, she would fix the date by saying, "It was about six o'clock at night, and I'd just got a nice little bit of liver and bacon cooking for your father's dinner, when there came a knock at the door ..."