used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
amiableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪmiəbəl/
disposed to please
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But there came an evening when his eyes were opened—in some degree, at least.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
on or to one side
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But there came an evening when his eyes were opened—in some degree, at least.
ave
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From this reading “Garn!” she cried, “bought the street, ’ave yer?”
bare-armed
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From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
besetverbUS /bɪˈset/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Garn!” she cried, “bought the street, ’ave yer?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there came an evening when his eyes were opened—in some degree, at least.
Butson
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From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But there came an evening when his eyes were opened—in some degree, at least.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Garn!” she cried, “bought the street, ’ave yer?”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading But there came an evening when his eyes were opened—in some degree, at least.
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading But the girl stood her ground, and planted an untender elbow near the spot where his watch-chain hung resplendent.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading But there came an evening when his eyes were opened—in some degree, at least.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But there came an evening when his eyes were opened—in some degree, at least.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
Garn
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From this reading “Garn!” she cried, “bought the street, ’ave yer?”
gentlemanlyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəlmənli/
befitting a man of good breeding
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
a young female
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading But the girl stood her ground, and planted an untender elbow near the spot where his watch-chain hung resplendent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
HandicapnounUS /ˈhændikæp/
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
HandicapsnounUS /ˈhændikæps/
plural of “handicap” — the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
HarbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
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 Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there came an evening when his eyes were opened—in some degree, at least.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading But the girl stood her ground, and planted an untender elbow near the spot where his watch-chain hung resplendent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But there came an evening when his eyes were opened—in some degree, at least.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
and nothing more
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading But there came an evening when his eyes were opened—in some degree, at least.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading But the girl stood her ground, and planted an untender elbow near the spot where his watch-chain hung resplendent.
not any; not one
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading But there came an evening when his eyes were opened—in some degree, at least.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
perverseadjectiveUS /pərˈvɜːrs/
marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading But the girl stood her ground, and planted an untender elbow near the spot where his watch-chain hung resplendent.
public-house
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From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
pushverbUS /pʊʃ/
move with force
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
resplendentadjectiveUS /riˈsplendənt/
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading But the girl stood her ground, and planted an untender elbow near the spot where his watch-chain hung resplendent.
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Garn!” she cried, “bought the street, ’ave yer?”
get rid of
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But there came an evening when his eyes were opened—in some degree, at least.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But the girl stood her ground, and planted an untender elbow near the spot where his watch-chain hung resplendent.
the season of growth
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading But the girl stood her ground, and planted an untender elbow near the spot where his watch-chain hung resplendent.
dependable
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there came an evening when his eyes were opened—in some degree, at least.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
ultramarinenoun
blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
untender
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From this reading But the girl stood her ground, and planted an untender elbow near the spot where his watch-chain hung resplendent.
vexations
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From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps something especially perverse had happened in a Spring Handicap (Spring Handicaps were just beginning), perhaps it was some other of the vexations that beset a gentlemanly career: but certainly Mr. Henry Butson came into Harbour Lane in no amiable mood.
watch-chain
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From this reading But the girl stood her ground, and planted an untender elbow near the spot where his watch-chain hung resplendent.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But there came an evening when his eyes were opened—in some degree, at least.
at the time that
From this reading But there came an evening when his eyes were opened—in some degree, at least.
in or at the place that
From this reading At the corner, where a public-house shed light across the street, he ran into a stout bare-armed girl in a faded ultramarine hat, and made to push her roughly aside.
yer
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From this reading “Garn!” she cried, “bought the street, ’ave yer?”
