Chapter IX

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

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

higher than, or over, something

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

in actual fact

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

(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 BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

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

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

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

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

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

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

United States singer (1918-1990)

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

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

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

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

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

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

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

not methodically or according to plan

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

reveal in private; tell confidentially

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course he had his excuses and defence; what man has not, when he does wrong?

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

From this reading Of course he had his excuses and defence; what man has not, when he does wrong?

with intention; in an intentional manner

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

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

From this reading Of course he had his excuses and defence; what man has not, when he does wrong?

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

past form of “encounter” — come together

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

divisible by two

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

plural of “excuse” — a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

From this reading Of course he had his excuses and defence; what man has not, when he does wrong?

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

prudent

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

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

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

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

From this reading Of course he had his excuses and defence; what man has not, when he does wrong?

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

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

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

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

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

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

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

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

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

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

incapable of being explained or accounted for

From this reading How incomprehensible, how weak and wavering is man!

the trait of being injudicious

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

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

From this reading How incomprehensible, how weak and wavering is man!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

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

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

conformity or harmony

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

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

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

engage in

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

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

From this reading How incomprehensible, how weak and wavering is man!

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

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Of course he had his excuses and defence; what man has not, when he does wrong?

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

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

flowing profusely

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

any red eruption of the skin

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

in a rigid manner

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

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From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

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

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

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

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

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

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

precisely as stated

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

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

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

indecision in speech or action

From this reading How incomprehensible, how weak and wavering is man!

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

wanting in physical strength

From this reading How incomprehensible, how weak and wavering is man!

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Of course he had his excuses and defence; what man has not, when he does wrong?

at the time that

From this reading Of course he had his excuses and defence; what man has not, when he does wrong?

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading BRENTIN’S INDISCRETION—LUCY AND I MAKE IT UP—BAILEY THOMPSON APPEARS IN CHURCH—ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR NOW it was the very day we went down to “The French Horn” together that Mr. Brentin confessed to me how, in spite of our agreement as to keeping the affair a profound secret, he had actually been so rash as to confide our whole plan to a stranger—a stranger casually encountered, above all places, in the smoking-room of the “Victoria”!

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading Of course he had his excuses and defence; what man has not, when he does wrong?

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

From this reading Here was Julius C. Brentin, as shrewd an American as can be met with in Low’s Exchange, deliberately pouring into a strange ear a secret he had hitherto rigidly guarded even from his young and attractive wife.