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 A well-matched pair--Harry awakes--New characters--Introduction--Breakfast--A trifle happier--His new life.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

(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 Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

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

From this reading Mr Blewcome and his wife, Mrs Blewcome, were great travellers.

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

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

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From this reading A well-matched pair--Harry awakes--New characters--Introduction--Breakfast--A trifle happier--His new life.

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

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

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

From this reading Mr Blewcome and his wife, Mrs Blewcome, were great travellers.

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

From this reading BLEWCOME'S ROYAL MENAGERIE.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading A well-matched pair--Harry awakes--New characters--Introduction--Breakfast--A trifle happier--His new life.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading A well-matched pair--Harry awakes--New characters--Introduction--Breakfast--A trifle happier--His new life.

(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading There were few places, large and small, in England, where the forms of Mr and Mrs Blewcome were unknown.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading There were few places, large and small, in England, where the forms of Mr and Mrs Blewcome were unknown.

plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading There were few places, large and small, in England, where the forms of Mr and Mrs Blewcome were unknown.

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

From this reading Mr Blewcome and his wife, Mrs Blewcome, were great travellers.

comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading A well-matched pair--Harry awakes--New characters--Introduction--Breakfast--A trifle happier--His new life.

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading A well-matched pair--Harry awakes--New characters--Introduction--Breakfast--A trifle happier--His new life.

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

From this reading A well-matched pair--Harry awakes--New characters--Introduction--Breakfast--A trifle happier--His new life.

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

From this reading There were few places, large and small, in England, where the forms of Mr and Mrs Blewcome were unknown.

having much knowledge or education

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading A well-matched pair--Harry awakes--New characters--Introduction--Breakfast--A trifle happier--His new life.

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

From this reading There were few places, large and small, in England, where the forms of Mr and Mrs Blewcome were unknown.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading A well-matched pair--Harry awakes--New characters--Introduction--Breakfast--A trifle happier--His new life.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

a collection of live animals for study or display

From this reading BLEWCOME'S ROYAL MENAGERIE.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr Blewcome and his wife, Mrs Blewcome, were great travellers.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mr Blewcome and his wife, Mrs Blewcome, were great travellers.

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

From this reading A well-matched pair--Harry awakes--New characters--Introduction--Breakfast--A trifle happier--His new life.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There were few places, large and small, in England, where the forms of Mr and Mrs Blewcome were unknown.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading A well-matched pair--Harry awakes--New characters--Introduction--Breakfast--A trifle happier--His new life.

another word for person; a person not meriting identification

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading There were few places, large and small, in England, where the forms of Mr and Mrs Blewcome were unknown.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

plural of “proprietor” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading BLEWCOME'S ROYAL MENAGERIE.

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

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

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

From this reading There were few places, large and small, in England, where the forms of Mr and Mrs Blewcome were unknown.

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

From this reading There were few places, large and small, in England, where the forms of Mr and Mrs Blewcome were unknown.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were few places, large and small, in England, where the forms of Mr and Mrs Blewcome were unknown.

plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location

From this reading Mr Blewcome and his wife, Mrs Blewcome, were great travellers.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate

From this reading A well-matched pair--Harry awakes--New characters--Introduction--Breakfast--A trifle happier--His new life.

not known

From this reading There were few places, large and small, in England, where the forms of Mr and Mrs Blewcome were unknown.

precisely as stated

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

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

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

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

From this reading A well-matched pair--Harry awakes--New characters--Introduction--Breakfast--A trifle happier--His new life.

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

From this reading Mr Blewcome and his wife, Mrs Blewcome, were great travellers.

in or at the place that

From this reading There were few places, large and small, in England, where the forms of Mr and Mrs Blewcome were unknown.

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

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Mr Blewcome and his wife, Mrs Blewcome, were great travellers.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Mr Blewcome was the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, and was a very distinguished personage in his own way, a man with a mind far above your ordinary proprietors of "wild beastesses," as Mrs Blewcome informed all whom she met.