Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

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

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

farther along in physical or mental development

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

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

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

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

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

feeling or showing anger

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

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

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

-ing form of “bestow” — present

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

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From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

method or manner of conduct in relation to others

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

natural abilities or qualities

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

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

From this reading Now stand up, and I'll make an example of you."

plural of “example” — an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

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

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

the act of giving

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

the act of departing

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

educate for a future role or function

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

an established custom

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

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

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

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

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

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From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

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

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

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

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

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

From this reading Now stand up, and I'll make an example of you."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

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

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

discontinued temporarily

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

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

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

defeat someone through trickery or deceit

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

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

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

engage in

From this reading Now stand up, and I'll make an example of you."

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

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

a form of address for a man

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

plural of “nickname” — a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

not any; not one

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

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

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

the action of attacking an enemy

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

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

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

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

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

above and across; more than

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

a human being

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

existing or coming before

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

be shown or be found to be

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

resist doing something

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

precisely, exactly

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

the seed of the cereal grass

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

quickly aroused to anger

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

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

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

a short musical composition with words

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

be standing; be upright

From this reading Now stand up, and I'll make an example of you."

declared as fact; explicitly stated

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

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 The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

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

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

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

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

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

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

in the direction of

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading A SHORT-TEMPERED PERSON--GRAVITATION--THE BEST ENDOWMENT--MARY FULCHER--FAIR DEALING--HORSE-WITCHERY--DARIUS AND HIS GROOM--THE JOCKEY'S TRICKS--THE TWO CHARACTERS--THE JOCKEY'S SONG.

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

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

precisely as stated

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

a message informing of danger

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

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

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

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

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "I am really sorry," said I, "if I have given you offence, but you were talking of our English habit of bestowing nicknames, and I could not refrain from giving a few examples tending to prove what a very ancient habit it is."

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

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

in the company of; together with

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The jockey, having taken off his coat and advanced towards me, as I have stated in the preceding chapter, exclaimed, in an angry tone, "This is the third time you have interrupted me in my tale, Mr. Rye; I passed over the two first times with a simple warning, but you will now please to get up and give me the satisfaction of a man."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?

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

From this reading "But you interrupted me," said the jockey, "and put me out of my tale, which you had no right to do; and as for your examples, how do you know that I wasn't going to give some as old or older than yourn?