Chapter V

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

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

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

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading I perceived early enough that my chance of a day’s sport wholly untrammelled by scruples of anxiety was destined to be a remote one.

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

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

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From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

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From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

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

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

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

From this reading I perceived early enough that my chance of a day’s sport wholly untrammelled by scruples of anxiety was destined to be a remote one.

plural of “beater” — a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

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From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

a youthful male person

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was a good fellow, though considered effeminate by a sporting squirearchy; but that I could never see.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He was a good fellow, though considered effeminate by a sporting squirearchy; but that I could never see.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading I perceived early enough that my chance of a day’s sport wholly untrammelled by scruples of anxiety was destined to be a remote one.

carefully weighed

From this reading He was a good fellow, though considered effeminate by a sporting squirearchy; but that I could never see.

third-person singular of “continue” — continue a certain state, condition, or activity

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

a dense growth of bushes

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

a small house with a single story

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

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

From this reading He was a good fellow, though considered effeminate by a sporting squirearchy; but that I could never see.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I perceived early enough that my chance of a day’s sport wholly untrammelled by scruples of anxiety was destined to be a remote one.

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”

From this reading I perceived early enough that my chance of a day’s sport wholly untrammelled by scruples of anxiety was destined to be a remote one.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading I perceived early enough that my chance of a day’s sport wholly untrammelled by scruples of anxiety was destined to be a remote one.

having unsuitable feminine qualities

From this reading He was a good fellow, though considered effeminate by a sporting squirearchy; but that I could never see.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading I perceived early enough that my chance of a day’s sport wholly untrammelled by scruples of anxiety was destined to be a remote one.

everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

a boy or man

From this reading He was a good fellow, though considered effeminate by a sporting squirearchy; but that I could never see.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

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

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

a person employed to take care of game and wildlife

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

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

From this reading He was a good fellow, though considered effeminate by a sporting squirearchy; but that I could never see.

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

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

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

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

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

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

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

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

From this reading He was a good fellow, though considered effeminate by a sporting squirearchy; but that I could never see.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

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

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

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

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

a holder or proprietor of land

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

in the recent past

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

take the midday meal

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

most important element

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

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

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

come together

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I perceived early enough that my chance of a day’s sport wholly untrammelled by scruples of anxiety was destined to be a remote one.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He was a good fellow, though considered effeminate by a sporting squirearchy; but that I could never see.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I perceived early enough that my chance of a day’s sport wholly untrammelled by scruples of anxiety was destined to be a remote one.

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From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

above and across; more than

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues

From this reading I perceived early enough that my chance of a day’s sport wholly untrammelled by scruples of anxiety was destined to be a remote one.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

a range horse of the western United States

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

located far away spatially

From this reading I perceived early enough that my chance of a day’s sport wholly untrammelled by scruples of anxiety was destined to be a remote one.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

From this reading I perceived early enough that my chance of a day’s sport wholly untrammelled by scruples of anxiety was destined to be a remote one.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He was a good fellow, though considered effeminate by a sporting squirearchy; but that I could never see.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

term of address for a man

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

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

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading I perceived early enough that my chance of a day’s sport wholly untrammelled by scruples of anxiety was destined to be a remote one.

exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

From this reading He was a good fellow, though considered effeminate by a sporting squirearchy; but that I could never see.

the gentry who own land (considered as a class)

From this reading He was a good fellow, though considered effeminate by a sporting squirearchy; but that I could never see.

material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was a good fellow, though considered effeminate by a sporting squirearchy; but that I could never see.

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

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading He was a good fellow, though considered effeminate by a sporting squirearchy; but that I could never see.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

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

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

not confined or limited

From this reading I perceived early enough that my chance of a day’s sport wholly untrammelled by scruples of anxiety was destined to be a remote one.

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

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

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

From this reading He was a good fellow, though considered effeminate by a sporting squirearchy; but that I could never see.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

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

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

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

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

in or at the place that

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

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

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading I perceived early enough that my chance of a day’s sport wholly untrammelled by scruples of anxiety was destined to be a remote one.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Our shooting lay over the lower estate, from which the harvest had lately been carried, and we went out by the main gates, meeting the head gamekeeper, Hanson, with the dogs and a couple of boy beaters, in the road.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Our plan was to work the stubble as far as possible in a south-westerly direction, making for Asholt Copse and Hanson’s cottage, where Audrey and the Baron were to meet us, driving over in a pony trap with the lunch.

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

From this reading THE BARON CONTINUES TO INTEREST ME (_From the Bickerdike MS._) We were three guns--Hugo, myself, and a young local landowner, Sir Francis Orsden, of Audley, whom I had met before and liked.