Chapter II · Chapter 2

be able to spare or give up

From this reading "Which I am to afford?"

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "Which I am to afford?"

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

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

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

From this reading "As clown or grindstone?--to make laugh, or sharpen your wits upon?"

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

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

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

a rude or vulgar fool

From this reading "As clown or grindstone?--to make laugh, or sharpen your wits upon?"

plural of “date” — the specified day of the month

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

issue commands or orders for

From this reading "Far be it from me to dictate.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

more than is needed, desired, or required

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading "Far be it from me to dictate.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

the act of departing

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools

From this reading "As clown or grindstone?--to make laugh, or sharpen your wits upon?"

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

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

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

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

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

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

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

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

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

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

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

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

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

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

the sound of laughing

From this reading "As clown or grindstone?--to make laugh, or sharpen your wits upon?"

engage in

From this reading "As clown or grindstone?--to make laugh, or sharpen your wits upon?"

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

From this reading "Far be it from me to dictate.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

not any; not one

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

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

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "As clown or grindstone?--to make laugh, or sharpen your wits upon?"

above and across; more than

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

plural of “performance” — a dramatic or musical entertainment

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

an educational institution

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

make sharp or sharper

From this reading "As clown or grindstone?--to make laugh, or sharpen your wits upon?"

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

a county in southeastern England on the Thames

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

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

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

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

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

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

From this reading "Which I am to afford?"

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "As clown or grindstone?--to make laugh, or sharpen your wits upon?"

in truth; certainly

From this reading "Verily."

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

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception

From this reading "As clown or grindstone?--to make laugh, or sharpen your wits upon?"

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

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "_Every one has his day, from which he dates._" OLD PROVERB You see, Surrey, the school is something extra, and the performances, and it will please Clara no end; so I thought I'd run over, and inveigled you into going along for fear it should be stupid, and I would need some recreation."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "As clown or grindstone?--to make laugh, or sharpen your wits upon?"