(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 As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading To come back for their _things_!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
busies
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From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To come back for their _things_!
consumesverbUS /kənˈsuːmz/
third-person singular of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
contemptuouslyadverbUS /kənˈtemptʃwəsli/
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
DespicableadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/
morally reprehensible
From this reading Despicable race of parasitical humbugs!
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
at any time
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To come back for their _things_!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
the act of departing
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
only a very short time before
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
humbugs
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From this reading Despicable race of parasitical humbugs!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
Isn't
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From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
and nothing more
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
over-feeding
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From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
parasiticaladjective
relating to or caused by parasites
From this reading Despicable race of parasitical humbugs!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
any competition
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
move upward
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
have in common
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To come back for their _things_!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading To come back for their _things_!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To come back for their _things_!
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we walked away, Edward said contemptuously: "Isn't that just like the race of servants all over?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were ever so poor I should be ashamed of going out to service.
which person or people
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would sooner be the man who can hardly rise from his chair through over-feeding, than the man who busies himself in seeing that he consumes more than his share.
