Chapter XVII

having fair knowledge of

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

a quantity of money

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

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

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

feeling or showing anger

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

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

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading He had attended no lectures, he had written no essays, he had been dumb and blank in every examination.

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From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading Colonel Kingsward had left Bee in the hotel while he went on to make his inquiries.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

(of a surface) not written or printed on

From this reading He had attended no lectures, he had written no essays, he had been dumb and blank in every examination.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

exercising caution or showing care or attention

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

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From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

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From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading Colonel Kingsward had left Bee in the hotel while he went on to make his inquiries.

a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

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

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

placed crosswise

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

developed or executed with care and in minute detail

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

From this reading He had attended no lectures, he had written no essays, he had been dumb and blank in every examination.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

plural of “eccentricity” — strange and unconventional behavior

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition

From this reading He had attended no lectures, he had written no essays, he had been dumb and blank in every examination.

divisible by two

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading He had attended no lectures, he had written no essays, he had been dumb and blank in every examination.

the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

From this reading He had attended no lectures, he had written no essays, he had been dumb and blank in every examination.

-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

prudent

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

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

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

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

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

the property of being comparatively great in weight

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

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

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading Colonel Kingsward had left Bee in the hotel while he went on to make his inquiries.

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

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

a message received and understood

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge

From this reading Colonel Kingsward had left Bee in the hotel while he went on to make his inquiries.

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

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

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From this reading Colonel Kingsward had left Bee in the hotel while he went on to make his inquiries.

plural of “lecture” — a speech that is open to the public

From this reading He had attended no lectures, he had written no essays, he had been dumb and blank in every examination.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Colonel Kingsward had left Bee in the hotel while he went on to make his inquiries.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

engage in

From this reading Colonel Kingsward had left Bee in the hotel while he went on to make his inquiries.

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

not any; not one

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

no person; not anyone

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Colonel Kingsward had left Bee in the hotel while he went on to make his inquiries.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

plural of “penalty” — the act of punishing

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

plural of “sin” — estrangement from god

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

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

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

a male human offspring

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

not in physical motion

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

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

From this reading Colonel Kingsward had left Bee in the hotel while he went on to make his inquiries.

in or at that place or location

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

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

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

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

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

by bad luck

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

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

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

precisely as stated

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

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

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

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

From this reading Colonel Kingsward had left Bee in the hotel while he went on to make his inquiries.

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

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

in or at the place that

From this reading CHARLIE was not in his rooms at College, he had not been there for some days, and nobody could furnish any information as to where he was.

during the time that

From this reading Colonel Kingsward had left Bee in the hotel while he went on to make his inquiries.

which person or people

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

belonging to which person

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He was very guarded in the questions he asked, for though he was himself very angry with his son, he was still careful for Charlie’s reputation, explaining even to the college porter, who was very well acquainted with the eccentricities of the gentlemen, that he had no doubt his son had returned home, though they had unfortunately crossed each other on the way.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading The Colonel tried to keep up this fiction even with the sympathetic Don, who made matters so much worse by his compassion, but who was very full and detailed in his relation of poor Charlie’s backslidings, the heaviness of whose gate bill and the amount of whose sins and penalties were terrible to hear.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading He had attended no lectures, he had written no essays, he had been dumb and blank in every examination.