Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading "Well, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Well, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

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

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

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

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

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

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading "Well, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading "My dear John," said the doctor's wife, "when does the new carriage come home?

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

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

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

having the color of dark chocolate

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

a distinguishing emblem

From this reading "Well, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "My dear John," said the doctor's wife, "when does the new carriage come home?

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading "Well, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

dearly loved

From this reading "My dear John," said the doctor's wife, "when does the new carriage come home?

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Well, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading "My dear John," said the doctor's wife, "when does the new carriage come home?

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "My dear John," said the doctor's wife, "when does the new carriage come home?

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

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

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

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading "Well, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

the act of departing

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

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

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I thought we were to have had it this week.

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

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

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

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

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

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading "My dear John," said the doctor's wife, "when does the new carriage come home?

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

From this reading I thought we were to have had it this week.

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

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I thought we were to have had it this week.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading "My dear John," said the doctor's wife, "when does the new carriage come home?

and nothing more

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

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

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading "Well, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading "Well, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "Well, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My dear John," said the doctor's wife, "when does the new carriage come home?

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading "My dear John," said the doctor's wife, "when does the new carriage come home?

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Well, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading "Well, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

comparative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading "Well, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

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

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "My dear John," said the doctor's wife, "when does the new carriage come home?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

a quantity of money

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

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

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "Well, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

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

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "Well, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I thought we were to have had it this week.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

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

From this reading I thought we were to have had it this week.

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

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

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

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "Well, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

precisely as stated

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

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

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I thought we were to have had it this week.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading I thought we were to have had it this week.

(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, Lucy, I think them too gay--the liveries I mean--for an M.D.; quieter colours do best; and as to the new carriage, I had not absolutely ordered it.

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

From this reading I thought we were to have had it this week.

at the time that

From this reading "My dear John," said the doctor's wife, "when does the new carriage come home?

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading "My dear John," said the doctor's wife, "when does the new carriage come home?

in the company of; together with

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."

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

From this reading The next morning he was on his return to Repton, happy in the assurance his brother had given him before they parted, that he would really lay by a large sum for the regular insurance of his life.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The old chariot looked so dull to-day, just as you were going out, when Dr. Fitzlane's new chocolate-colour passed; certainly that chocolate-coloured carriage picked out with blue and those blue liveries are very, very pretty."