Chapter XIV

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

From this reading I wore my bridesmaid's dress with a piece of tulle arranged round the top of the bodice.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

to come to rest, settle

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

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

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

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

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading I wore my bridesmaid's dress with a piece of tulle arranged round the top of the bodice.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading We bowled off down through the west-end in three hansoms one behind the other, in the dark.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

part of a dress above the waist

From this reading I wore my bridesmaid's dress with a piece of tulle arranged round the top of the bodice.

past form of “bowl” — roll (a ball)

From this reading We bowled off down through the west-end in three hansoms one behind the other, in the dark.

possessive form of “bridesmaid” — an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding

From this reading I wore my bridesmaid's dress with a piece of tulle arranged round the top of the bodice.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

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

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

taking care or paying attention

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading We bowled off down through the west-end in three hansoms one behind the other, in the dark.

a female human offspring

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading We bowled off down through the west-end in three hansoms one behind the other, in the dark.

put on clothes

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

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

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

be shiny, as if wet

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

the act of departing

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

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

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

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

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

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

From this reading I wore my bridesmaid's dress with a piece of tulle arranged round the top of the bodice.

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

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I wore my bridesmaid's dress with a piece of tulle arranged round the top of the bodice.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I wore my bridesmaid's dress with a piece of tulle arranged round the top of the bodice.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading We bowled off down through the west-end in three hansoms one behind the other, in the dark.

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

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading We bowled off down through the west-end in three hansoms one behind the other, in the dark.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

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

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading I wore my bridesmaid's dress with a piece of tulle arranged round the top of the bodice.

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

members of a governing board

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading I wore my bridesmaid's dress with a piece of tulle arranged round the top of the bodice.

English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

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

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

and nothing more

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

be seated

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

-ing form of “sprint” — run very fast, usually for a short distance

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

having a supporting base

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

express in words

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

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

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

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

From this reading We bowled off down through the west-end in three hansoms one behind the other, in the dark.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading We bowled off down through the west-end in three hansoms one behind the other, in the dark.

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

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

the upper part of anything

From this reading I wore my bridesmaid's dress with a piece of tulle arranged round the top of the bodice.

a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns

From this reading I wore my bridesmaid's dress with a piece of tulle arranged round the top of the bodice.

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

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

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

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We bowled off down through the west-end in three hansoms one behind the other, in the dark.

wedged or packed in together

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

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From this reading We bowled off down through the west-end in three hansoms one behind the other, in the dark.

in or at the place that

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

during the time that

From this reading "It was simply heavenly going off--all standing in the hall in evening dress while the servants blew for hansoms.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

morally bad in principle or practice

From this reading You know the gleam and shine inside a hansom sprinting along a dark empty street where the lamps are few and dim; (see 'The Organist's Daughter') and then came the bright streets all alight and full of dinner and theatre people in evening dress in hansoms and you kept getting wedged in between other hansoms with people talking and laughing all round you; and it took about ten minutes to get from the end of Regent Street across to the other side of Piccadilly where we dined in wicked Rupert Street.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I wore my bridesmaid's dress with a piece of tulle arranged round the top of the bodice.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading I wore my bridesmaid's dress with a piece of tulle arranged round the top of the bodice.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It was wrong at the back so I had to sit very carefully the whole evening to prevent it going up like a muffler, but never mind; it was heavenly I tell you.