Chapter XII

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

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

(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 We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

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

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

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

From this reading His name was Brummer; he had the manners of a costermonger, and not of one in the higher walks of that calling, if there are such.

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

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading And it was evident that they suspected me of being what Brummer called contemptuously "a ---- philanthropist," when the stockbroker told him I had come into the club with Mr. Perry.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

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From this reading His name was Brummer; he had the manners of a costermonger, and not of one in the higher walks of that calling, if there are such.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading And it was evident that they suspected me of being what Brummer called contemptuously "a ---- philanthropist," when the stockbroker told him I had come into the club with Mr. Perry.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading His name was Brummer; he had the manners of a costermonger, and not of one in the higher walks of that calling, if there are such.

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From this reading The card-room was well occupied.

marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading And it was evident that they suspected me of being what Brummer called contemptuously "a ---- philanthropist," when the stockbroker told him I had come into the club with Mr. Perry.

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

From this reading And it was evident that they suspected me of being what Brummer called contemptuously "a ---- philanthropist," when the stockbroker told him I had come into the club with Mr. Perry.

without respect; in a disdainful manner

From this reading And it was evident that they suspected me of being what Brummer called contemptuously "a ---- philanthropist," when the stockbroker told him I had come into the club with Mr. Perry.

a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow

From this reading His name was Brummer; he had the manners of a costermonger, and not of one in the higher walks of that calling, if there are such.

a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

decrease in size, extent, or range

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

not to your liking

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading And it was evident that they suspected me of being what Brummer called contemptuously "a ---- philanthropist," when the stockbroker told him I had come into the club with Mr. Perry.

joyful enthusiasm

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

a boy or man

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

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From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

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

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

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

From this reading His name was Brummer; he had the manners of a costermonger, and not of one in the higher walks of that calling, if there are such.

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading His name was Brummer; he had the manners of a costermonger, and not of one in the higher walks of that calling, if there are such.

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

From this reading And it was evident that they suspected me of being what Brummer called contemptuously "a ---- philanthropist," when the stockbroker told him I had come into the club with Mr. Perry.

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

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

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

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading His name was Brummer; he had the manners of a costermonger, and not of one in the higher walks of that calling, if there are such.

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

From this reading His name was Brummer; he had the manners of a costermonger, and not of one in the higher walks of that calling, if there are such.

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

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

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

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

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

occurring by chance

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

social deportment

From this reading His name was Brummer; he had the manners of a costermonger, and not of one in the higher walks of that calling, if there are such.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And it was evident that they suspected me of being what Brummer called contemptuously "a ---- philanthropist," when the stockbroker told him I had come into the club with Mr. Perry.

the force of workers available

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

a form of address for a man

From this reading And it was evident that they suspected me of being what Brummer called contemptuously "a ---- philanthropist," when the stockbroker told him I had come into the club with Mr. Perry.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading His name was Brummer; he had the manners of a costermonger, and not of one in the higher walks of that calling, if there are such.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading His name was Brummer; he had the manners of a costermonger, and not of one in the higher walks of that calling, if there are such.

held or filled or in use

From this reading The card-room was well occupied.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

United States philosopher (1876-1957)

From this reading And it was evident that they suspected me of being what Brummer called contemptuously "a ---- philanthropist," when the stockbroker told him I had come into the club with Mr. Perry.

someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being

From this reading And it was evident that they suspected me of being what Brummer called contemptuously "a ---- philanthropist," when the stockbroker told him I had come into the club with Mr. Perry.

on the contrary

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

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

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

put down by force or intimidation

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading His name was Brummer; he had the manners of a costermonger, and not of one in the higher walks of that calling, if there are such.

believed likely

From this reading And it was evident that they suspected me of being what Brummer called contemptuously "a ---- philanthropist," when the stockbroker told him I had come into the club with Mr. Perry.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

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

From this reading The card-room was well occupied.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

in or at that place or location

From this reading His name was Brummer; he had the manners of a costermonger, and not of one in the higher walks of that calling, if there are such.

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

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

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

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

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

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading And it was evident that they suspected me of being what Brummer called contemptuously "a ---- philanthropist," when the stockbroker told him I had come into the club with Mr. Perry.

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

the quality of lacking taste and refinement

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot

From this reading His name was Brummer; he had the manners of a costermonger, and not of one in the higher walks of that calling, if there are such.

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

From this reading The card-room was well occupied.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

(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 The card-room was well occupied.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And it was evident that they suspected me of being what Brummer called contemptuously "a ---- philanthropist," when the stockbroker told him I had come into the club with Mr. Perry.

at the time that

From this reading And it was evident that they suspected me of being what Brummer called contemptuously "a ---- philanthropist," when the stockbroker told him I had come into the club with Mr. Perry.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.

which person or people

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We cut into a table with two other men, one of whom was the stockbroker who had made the lucky _coup_ that afternoon, and the other was a disagreeable sort of fellow who, I learnt afterwards, had inherited a great deal of money and had done little all his life to diminish it.

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

From this reading Lord Charles treated both of them with a careless good-nature which seemed to subdue somewhat the exuberance of their vulgarity; but I thought that before we made up our table they looked about as if they would rather have joined another one.