Chapter I

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

From this reading A chap named Lennox, in Pennsylvania, wants a substitute for three months.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Small country practice--no work of any account, I imagine--and a good holiday thrown in.

in the past

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

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

From this reading Small country practice--no work of any account, I imagine--and a good holiday thrown in.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Small country practice--no work of any account, I imagine--and a good holiday thrown in.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading "Here's the very chance to suit you, Haverill," he said.

a boy or man

From this reading A chap named Lennox, in Pennsylvania, wants a substitute for three months.

a person who is in charge

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Small country practice--no work of any account, I imagine--and a good holiday thrown in.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

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

From this reading Small country practice--no work of any account, I imagine--and a good holiday thrown in.

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

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

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From this reading "Here's the very chance to suit you, Haverill," he said.

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

From this reading "Here's the very chance to suit you, Haverill," he said.

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From this reading "Here's the very chance to suit you, Haverill," he said.

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

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading Small country practice--no work of any account, I imagine--and a good holiday thrown in.

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

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading Small country practice--no work of any account, I imagine--and a good holiday thrown in.

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

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

and nothing more

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

immediately past

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

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From this reading A chap named Lennox, in Pennsylvania, wants a substitute for three months.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

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From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

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

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading A chap named Lennox, in Pennsylvania, wants a substitute for three months.

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From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

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

From this reading A chap named Lennox, in Pennsylvania, wants a substitute for three months.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

not any; not one

From this reading Small country practice--no work of any account, I imagine--and a good holiday thrown in.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading A chap named Lennox, in Pennsylvania, wants a substitute for three months.

a customary way of operation or behavior

From this reading Small country practice--no work of any account, I imagine--and a good holiday thrown in.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading "Read that!

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

plural of “round” — a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Here's the very chance to suit you, Haverill," he said.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Small country practice--no work of any account, I imagine--and a good holiday thrown in.

put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

From this reading A chap named Lennox, in Pennsylvania, wants a substitute for three months.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading "Here's the very chance to suit you, Haverill," he said.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

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

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

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

From this reading A chap named Lennox, in Pennsylvania, wants a substitute for three months.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading Small country practice--no work of any account, I imagine--and a good holiday thrown in.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

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

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

precisely as stated

From this reading "Here's the very chance to suit you, Haverill," he said.

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading A chap named Lennox, in Pennsylvania, wants a substitute for three months.

plural of “ward” — a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

at the time that

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

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

From this reading Small country practice--no work of any account, I imagine--and a good holiday thrown in.

a late time of life

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Robert McBride & Company New York I had just made my rounds of the wards for the last time, that June evening, fifteen years ago, when Murchison, my chief, came to me with the open letter in his hand.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Here's the very chance to suit you, Haverill," he said.