Chapter XI

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

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

(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 “Then we should all be grateful,” said my lady, very calm.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

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

From this reading “And his lordship has saved me,” I cried.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

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

From this reading “Then we should all be grateful,” said my lady, very calm.

past form of “blister” — get blistered

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

make calm or still

From this reading “Then we should all be grateful,” said my lady, very calm.

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From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

exercising caution or showing care or attention

From this reading “I wish you would endeavour to be more careful, Mr. Jawley,” said the rector’s wife.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

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

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading “And his lordship has saved me,” I cried.

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

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

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading “I wish you would endeavour to be more careful, Mr. Jawley,” said the rector’s wife.

a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

a person who is not a serf or a slave

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

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

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading “Then we should all be grateful,” said my lady, very calm.

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

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

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

From this reading “And his lordship has saved me,” I cried.

showing warm and heartfelt friendliness

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

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

From this reading “And his lordship has saved me,” I cried.

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

From this reading “And his lordship has saved me,” I cried.

not liable to or capable of change

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

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

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

and nothing more

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading “Then we should all be grateful,” said my lady, very calm.

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

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

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge

From this reading “And his lordship has saved me,” I cried.

take the midday meal

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

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 I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

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

From this reading “And his lordship has saved me,” I cried.

relating to the study or practice of medicine

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading “I wish you would endeavour to be more careful, Mr. Jawley,” said the rector’s wife.

a form of address for a man

From this reading “I wish you would endeavour to be more careful, Mr. Jawley,” said the rector’s wife.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Then we should all be grateful,” said my lady, very calm.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

participate in games or sport

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

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

From this reading “I wish you would endeavour to be more careful, Mr. Jawley,” said the rector’s wife.

a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Then we should all be grateful,” said my lady, very calm.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading “And his lordship has saved me,” I cried.

coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading “Then we should all be grateful,” said my lady, very calm.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

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

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

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

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “Then we should all be grateful,” said my lady, very calm.

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

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

precisely as stated

From this reading “Then we should all be grateful,” said my lady, very calm.

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

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “Then we should all be grateful,” said my lady, very calm.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

accept gladly

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

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

From this reading The Bronze Parrot _By_ R. Austin Freeman _Royal Army Medical Corps_ The Reverend Deodatus Jawley had just sat down to the gate-legged table on which lunch was spread and had knocked his knee, according to his invariable custom, against the sharp corner of the seventh leg.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading “I wish you would endeavour to be more careful, Mr. Jawley,” said the rector’s wife.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading “I wish you would endeavour to be more careful, Mr. Jawley,” said the rector’s wife.

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

From this reading “I wish you would endeavour to be more careful, Mr. Jawley,” said the rector’s wife.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading I slept prodigious little that night, and blistered my hands so that I couldn’t play my flute for a week; but I was always sure for many a year of a hearty welcome at Cannebrake of the Starlings.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I wish you would endeavour to be more careful, Mr. Jawley,” said the rector’s wife.