Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

From this reading In fact the advantage was on Stanistreet's side.

later than; following

From this reading CONFESSIONAL After all, Tyson was the first to make up the quarrel.

(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 CONFESSIONAL After all, Tyson was the first to make up the quarrel.

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

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions

From this reading CONFESSIONAL After all, Tyson was the first to make up the quarrel.

intentionally conceived

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

with no protection or shield

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

opinion or judgment

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading In fact the advantage was on Stanistreet's side.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading CONFESSIONAL After all, Tyson was the first to make up the quarrel.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

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

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

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

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

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

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

showing lack of favoritism

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

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

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

engage in

From this reading CONFESSIONAL After all, Tyson was the first to make up the quarrel.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

on one occasion

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

an angry dispute

From this reading CONFESSIONAL After all, Tyson was the first to make up the quarrel.

inspiring scornful pity

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

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

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

in the near future

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

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From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

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From this reading In fact the advantage was on Stanistreet's side.

inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

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

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

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

From this reading CONFESSIONAL After all, Tyson was the first to make up the quarrel.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He had law and nature on his side for once, but in the eyes of the humorist, or of impartial justice, there was not very much to choose between them.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

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

From this reading CONFESSIONAL After all, Tyson was the first to make up the quarrel.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

in the direction of

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966)

From this reading CONFESSIONAL After all, Tyson was the first to make up the quarrel.

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

From this reading CONFESSIONAL After all, Tyson was the first to make up the quarrel.

precisely as stated

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

nonexistent

From this reading If a sense of justice was wanting in him it was supplied by a sense of humor, and he was very soon conscious of something ridiculous in his attitude towards Stanistreet.

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

From this reading CONFESSIONAL After all, Tyson was the first to make up the quarrel.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

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

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.

past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to

From this reading He, Tyson, had thrown his wife and Stanistreet together from the first, he had exposed her to what, in his view, would have been sharp temptation to nine women out of ten, and she had not wronged him by a single thought.