used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
(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 There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
argumentsnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənts/
plural of “argument” — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
BRATTLEverbUS /ˈbrætəl/
make a rattling sound
From this reading CARRY BRATTLE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading CARRY BRATTLE.
Chamberlaine
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
clergymennounUS /ˈklɜːrdʒimɪn/
plural of “clergyman” — a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
Devizes
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
dinner-party
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
endeavoured
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
entrapverbUS /ɪnˈtræp/
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
excursionnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
Fenwick
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
Fenwick's
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
HamptonnounUS /ˈhæmptən/
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
improvementnounUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvmənt/
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
a form of address for a man
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
Prebendarynoun
a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
Privets
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
pugnacitynoun
a natural disposition to be hostile
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
with low volume
From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
refusalnounUS /rəˈfjuːzəl/
the act of refusing
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
sparringnounUS /ˈspɑːrɪŋ/
an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
in the direction of
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
precisely as stated
From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
