Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

having the wind against the forward side of the sails

From this reading "My dearest John," exclaimed his wife, a little taken aback, "you are cruelly hard upon us poor ladies.

give advice to

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

(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 "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

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

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

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

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

make certain of

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading We are going to discuss the best way of improving the homes of the working-classes."

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

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From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

excessively

From this reading "My dearest John," exclaimed his wife, a little taken aback, "you are cruelly hard upon us poor ladies.

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From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading "My dearest John," exclaimed his wife, a little taken aback, "you are cruelly hard upon us poor ladies.

state emphatically and authoritatively

From this reading I declare you're getting positively spiteful.

to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading We are going to discuss the best way of improving the homes of the working-classes."

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading "My dearest John," exclaimed his wife, a little taken aback, "you are cruelly hard upon us poor ladies.

usually; as a rule

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

the act of acquiring something

From this reading I declare you're getting positively spiteful.

the act of departing

From this reading We are going to discuss the best way of improving the homes of the working-classes."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading "My dearest John," exclaimed his wife, a little taken aback, "you are cruelly hard upon us poor ladies.

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

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading We are going to discuss the best way of improving the homes of the working-classes."

plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

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

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

getting higher or more vigorous

From this reading We are going to discuss the best way of improving the homes of the working-classes."

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

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading "My dearest John," exclaimed his wife, a little taken aback, "you are cruelly hard upon us poor ladies.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading "My dearest John," exclaimed his wife, a little taken aback, "you are cruelly hard upon us poor ladies.

the sound of laughing

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

take somebody somewhere

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "My dearest John," exclaimed his wife, a little taken aback, "you are cruelly hard upon us poor ladies.

engage in

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My dearest John," exclaimed his wife, a little taken aback, "you are cruelly hard upon us poor ladies.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We are going to discuss the best way of improving the homes of the working-classes."

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading "My dearest John," exclaimed his wife, a little taken aback, "you are cruelly hard upon us poor ladies.

extremely

From this reading I declare you're getting positively spiteful.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

witty language used to convey insults or scorn

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

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

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite

From this reading I declare you're getting positively spiteful.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading "My dearest John," exclaimed his wife, a little taken aback, "you are cruelly hard upon us poor ladies.

express in words

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

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

From this reading We are going to discuss the best way of improving the homes of the working-classes."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

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

From this reading We are going to discuss the best way of improving the homes of the working-classes."

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "My dearest John," exclaimed his wife, a little taken aback, "you are cruelly hard upon us poor ladies.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "My dearest John," exclaimed his wife, a little taken aback, "you are cruelly hard upon us poor ladies.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading We are going to discuss the best way of improving the homes of the working-classes."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We are going to discuss the best way of improving the homes of the working-classes."

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

at the time that

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading "My dearest John," exclaimed his wife, a little taken aback, "you are cruelly hard upon us poor ladies.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

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From this reading We are going to discuss the best way of improving the homes of the working-classes."

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

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

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From this reading "Oh, you'll laugh, I daresay, when I tell you," she replied; "but I assure you that they are all good and earnest workers.

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From this reading I declare you're getting positively spiteful.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."

used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action

From this reading "Well," said the doctor, laughing, but with a touch of mingled sarcasm and bitterness in his voice, "I think your committee can't do better than advise the working-women of England generally to make their homes more attractive to their husbands, and to lead the way yourselves."