Chapter VII

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

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

called to public attention

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

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

From this reading Uvo Delavoye was full of him just then, and I had the man on my mind for other reasons.

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

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

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

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

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

From this reading "I know he's a friend of yours, and I haven't come to curse him to your face," I had been saying.

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading "I know he's a friend of yours, and I haven't come to curse him to your face," I had been saying.

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

From this reading Uvo Delavoye was full of him just then, and I had the man on my mind for other reasons.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading "I know he's a friend of yours, and I haven't come to curse him to your face," I had been saying.

a boy or man

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Uvo Delavoye was full of him just then, and I had the man on my mind for other reasons.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading "I know he's a friend of yours, and I haven't come to curse him to your face," I had been saying.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Uvo Delavoye was full of him just then, and I had the man on my mind for other reasons.

an association of criminals

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

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

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

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

From this reading Uvo Delavoye was full of him just then, and I had the man on my mind for other reasons.

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

only a very short time before

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

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

From this reading "I know he's a friend of yours, and I haven't come to curse him to your face," I had been saying.

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

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

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

From this reading "I know he's a friend of yours, and I haven't come to curse him to your face," I had been saying.

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

From this reading Uvo Delavoye was full of him just then, and I had the man on my mind for other reasons.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

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

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

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

From this reading Uvo Delavoye was full of him just then, and I had the man on my mind for other reasons.

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

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

and nothing more

From this reading Uvo Delavoye was full of him just then, and I had the man on my mind for other reasons.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "I know he's a friend of yours, and I haven't come to curse him to your face," I had been saying.

past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

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

From this reading Uvo Delavoye was full of him just then, and I had the man on my mind for other reasons.

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

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Uvo Delavoye was full of him just then, and I had the man on my mind for other reasons.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Uvo Delavoye was full of him just then, and I had the man on my mind for other reasons.

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

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

not any; not one

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Uvo Delavoye was full of him just then, and I had the man on my mind for other reasons.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Uvo Delavoye was full of him just then, and I had the man on my mind for other reasons.

above and across; more than

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

by chance

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading Uvo Delavoye was full of him just then, and I had the man on my mind for other reasons.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

Identical; not different.

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

the state of being clean and conducive to health

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading "I know he's a friend of yours, and I haven't come to curse him to your face," I had been saying.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

a person, without saying who

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

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

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Uvo Delavoye was full of him just then, and I had the man on my mind for other reasons.

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

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

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

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

not wanted

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

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

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

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

From this reading Uvo Delavoye was full of him just then, and I had the man on my mind for other reasons.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

the popular taste at a given time

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

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

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The Locked Room It was no great coincidence that we should have been speaking of Edgar Nettleton that night.

which person or people

From this reading And perhaps I had to talk to somebody about the unpleasant duty hanging over me in connection with this fellow Nettleton, who had taken his house about the same time as Colonel Cheffins and his gang, had made up to Delavoye over that affair, and was himself almost as undesirable a tenant from my point of view.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Besides, I had to talk to Uvo about something, since he was down with a quinsy caught from the perfect sanitation in advertised vogue on the Estate, and could hardly open his own mouth.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I know he's a friend of yours, and I haven't come to curse him to your face," I had been saying.

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading "I know he's a friend of yours, and I haven't come to curse him to your face," I had been saying.