Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

from one side of something to the other

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

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

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

react verbally

From this reading "Yes," was the answer.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Leslie was seldom at his best in the morning, but he seemed unusually nervous, and the coffee-cup shook in his fingers as he raised it.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "It's the last I'll ask you for," he continued, "and if you press him, Thurston will sign the check.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Leslie was seldom at his best in the morning, but he seemed unusually nervous, and the coffee-cup shook in his fingers as he raised it.

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

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

From this reading "It's the last I'll ask you for," he continued, "and if you press him, Thurston will sign the check.

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

From this reading Leslie was seldom at his best in the morning, but he seemed unusually nervous, and the coffee-cup shook in his fingers as he raised it.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading He said he was coming, did he not?"

without stop or interruption

From this reading "It's the last I'll ask you for," he continued, "and if you press him, Thurston will sign the check.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He said he was coming, did he not?"

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading Leslie was seldom at his best in the morning, but he seemed unusually nervous, and the coffee-cup shook in his fingers as he raised it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "It's the last I'll ask you for," he continued, "and if you press him, Thurston will sign the check.

in a furtive manner

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

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

From this reading Leslie was seldom at his best in the morning, but he seemed unusually nervous, and the coffee-cup shook in his fingers as he raised it.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

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

From this reading "It's the last I'll ask you for," he continued, "and if you press him, Thurston will sign the check.

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

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

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

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

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

From this reading "It's the last I'll ask you for," he continued, "and if you press him, Thurston will sign the check.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "It's the last I'll ask you for," he continued, "and if you press him, Thurston will sign the check.

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

From this reading Leslie was seldom at his best in the morning, but he seemed unusually nervous, and the coffee-cup shook in his fingers as he raised it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

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

From this reading "It's the last I'll ask you for," he continued, "and if you press him, Thurston will sign the check.

immediately past

From this reading "It's the last I'll ask you for," he continued, "and if you press him, Thurston will sign the check.

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

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

come together

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

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

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Leslie was seldom at his best in the morning, but he seemed unusually nervous, and the coffee-cup shook in his fingers as he raised it.

easily agitated

From this reading Leslie was seldom at his best in the morning, but he seemed unusually nervous, and the coffee-cup shook in his fingers as he raised it.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He said he was coming, did he not?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

above and across; more than

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading "It's the last I'll ask you for," he continued, "and if you press him, Thurston will sign the check.

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading Leslie was seldom at his best in the morning, but he seemed unusually nervous, and the coffee-cup shook in his fingers as he raised it.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Leslie was seldom at his best in the morning, but he seemed unusually nervous, and the coffee-cup shook in his fingers as he raised it.

not often

From this reading Leslie was seldom at his best in the morning, but he seemed unusually nervous, and the coffee-cup shook in his fingers as he raised it.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading Leslie was seldom at his best in the morning, but he seemed unusually nervous, and the coffee-cup shook in his fingers as he raised it.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading "It's the last I'll ask you for," he continued, "and if you press him, Thurston will sign the check.

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

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

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

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

From this reading "It's the last I'll ask you for," he continued, "and if you press him, Thurston will sign the check.

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

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

except if; if not

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

to a remarkable degree or extent

From this reading Leslie was seldom at his best in the morning, but he seemed unusually nervous, and the coffee-cup shook in his fingers as he raised it.

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

From this reading Leslie was seldom at his best in the morning, but he seemed unusually nervous, and the coffee-cup shook in his fingers as he raised it.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes," was the answer.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MILLICENT'S REVOLT "I really feel mean over it, and, of course, I will pay you back, but unless I get the money to meet the call, I shall have to sacrifice the stock," said Henry Leslie, glancing furtively at his wife across the breakfast-table.