Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

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From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

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

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

to or in a foreign country

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

in the past

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

(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 It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

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

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

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

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

relating to or characteristic of art or artists

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

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

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

report or maintain

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

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From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

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From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

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From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

plural of “chronicler” — someone who writes chronicles

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

plural of “chronicle” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

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From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

plural of “competitor” — the contestant you hope to defeat

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

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From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

mar or spoil the appearance of

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

superlative of “dull” — lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

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From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

divisible by two

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

at any time

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

intense or sharp

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

capable of arousing and holding the attention

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

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

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

highest in quality

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

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

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

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

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

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

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

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

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

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

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

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

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

extremely silly or stupid

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

plural of “journey” — the act of traveling from one place to another

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

and nothing more

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

the sound of laughing

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

moving slowly and gently

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

a person who rules or guides or inspires others

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

to a massive degree or in a massive manner

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

of or relating to the state of marriage

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

the force of workers available

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

a particular point in time

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

used to form the superlative

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

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

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

superlative of “rich” — possessing material wealth

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

precisely, exactly

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

past form of “secure” — get by special effort

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

term of address for a man

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

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From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

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From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

not in physical motion

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

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

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

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

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

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

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

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

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

to a remarkable degree or extent

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

precisely as stated

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

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

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.

at the time that

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

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

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading It was nearly a year ago now that Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., one of the richest men in England, leader of all the fashions, and intimate friend of the Prince of Wales, had astonished fashionable society in London and Bath by bringing home, from one of his journeys abroad, a beautiful, fascinating, clever, French wife.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Marguerite St. Just had first made her _début_ in artistic Parisian circles, at the very moment when the greatest social upheaval the world has ever known was taking place within its very walls.

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

From this reading Tall, above the average, even for an Englishman, broad-shouldered and massively built, he would have been called unusually good-looking, but for a certain lazy expression in his deep-set blue eyes, and that perpetual inane laugh which seemed to disfigure his strong, clearly-cut mouth.

gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something

From this reading He, the sleepiest, dullest, most British Britisher that had ever set a pretty woman yawning, had secured a brilliant matrimonial prize for which, as all chroniclers aver, there had been many competitors.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading AN EXQUISITE OF ’92 Sir Percy Blakeney, as the chronicles of the time inform us, was in this year of grace 1792, still a year or two on the right side of thirty.