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‘The Steam Excursion’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 369: He used to talk politics to papas, flatter the vanity of mammas, do the amiable to their daughters.at do the — (v.) under do, v.1
‘The Steam Excursion’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 369: He used to talk politics to papas, flatter the vanity of mammas, do the amiable to their daughters. ‘Horatio Sparkins’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 345: Miss Malderton was as well known as the lion on the top of Northumberland House, and had an equal chance of going off.at go off, v.
‘Mrs Joseph Porter’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 405: The whole family was infected with the mania for Private Theatricals; the house, usually so clean and tidy, was, to use Mr. Gattleton’s expressive description, ‘regularly turned out o’ windows’.at throw the house out of the windows (v.) under house, n.1
‘Horatio Sparkins’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 351: A little spoffish man with green spectacles.at spoffish, adj.
‘Misplaced Attachment of Mr John Dounce’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 245: The young lady denied having formed any such engagements at all — she couldn’t abear the men, they were such deceivers.at abear, v.
‘Making a Night of It’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 268: ‘Tailor!’ screamed a third. ‘Barber’s clerk!’ shouted a fourth.at barber’s clerk (n.) under barber, n.1
‘The Streets – Day’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 54: The costermongers repaired to their ordinary ‘beats’ in the suburbs.at beat, n.1
‘A Passage in the Life of Mr Watkins Tottle’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 433: The young lady’s father he behaved even worser and more unnat’ral, for he [...] blowed her up dreadful, and swore he’d never see her again.at blow up, v.1
‘Making a Night of It’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 267: Mr. Thomas Potter, whose great aim it was to be considered as a ‘knowing card’, a ‘fastgoer’ and so forth.at card, n.2
‘A Passage in the Life of Mr. Watkins Tottle’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 431: A pint pot, the contents of which were ‘chilling’ on the hob.at chill, v.1
‘London Recreations’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 97: Gentlemen in alarming waistcoats, and steel watch-guards, promenading about, three abreast, with surprising dignity (or as the gentleman in the next box facetiously observes, ‘cutting it uncommon fat!’).at cut it fat (v.) under cut it, v.3
‘A Passage in the Life of Mr. Watkins Tottle’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 433: This here young gen’lm’n’s father – so I’m told, mind ye, – and the father o’ the young voman, have always been on very bad, out-and-out, rig’lar knock-me-down sort o’ terms.at knock-me-down, adj.
‘Miss Evans & the Eagle’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 230: ‘Take that,’ exclaimed Mr. Samuel Wilkins... ‘Give it him,’ said the waistcoat... Miss J’mima Ivins’s beat and the friend’s young man lay gasping on the gravel, and the waistcoat and whiskers were seen no more.at give it to, v.
‘A Passage in the Life of Mr. Watkins Tottle’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1996) 434: The bills and them things on which the young husband, thinking his governor ’ud come round agin, had raised the vind just to blow himself on vith for a time.at governor, n.
‘A Passage in the Life of Mr. Watkins Tottle’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 433: ‘Let me alone,’ replied Ikey, ‘and I’ll ha’ vound up [...] in five seconds.’.at ikey, n.
‘Making a Night of It’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 266: It was his ambition to do something in the celebrated ‘kiddy’ or stage-coach way.at kiddy, n.
‘Gin Shops’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 182: That classical spot adjoining the brewery at the bottom of Tottenham-court-road, best known to the initiated as the Rookery.at rookery, n.
‘Mr John Dounce’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 244: Mr. Jones used to poke him in the ribs, and tell him he had been a sad dog in his time.at sad dog (n.) under sad, adj.
‘Dancing Academy’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 255: He stopped the unstamped advertisements – an animated sandwich, composed of a boy between two boards.at sandwich, n.
‘A Passage in the Life of Mr. Watkins Tottle’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 432: Why don’t you ask your governor to stump up?at stump up (v.) under stump, v.3
‘A Passage in the Life of Mr. Watkins Tottle’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 434: Vell, she vos as sweet upon him as he vos upon her, and so I s’pose they made it all right; for they got married ’bout six months arterward.at sweet on (adj.) under sweet, adj.1
‘A Passage in the Life of Mr. Watkins Tottle’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 433: He come in here last Vensday, which by the bye he’s a going over the water to-night – hows’ever that’s neither here nor there.at water, the, n.
‘A Passage in the Life of Mr. Watkins Tottle’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 429: Our governor’s wide awake, he is, I’ll never say nothin’ agin him, nor no man; but he knows what’s o’clock, he does, uncommon.at know what time (of day) it is (v.) under time, n.
‘Misplaced Attachment of Mr John Dounce’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 243: Regular as clockwork – breakfast at nine – dress and tittivate a little.at titivate, v.
‘Miss Evans and the Eagle’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 229: Two glasses of rum-and-water ‘warm with.’.at warm with (n.) under warm, adj.
‘Miss Evans and the Eagle’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 229: Two glasses of rum-and-water ‘warm with.’.at with/without, prep.
‘Doctors’ Commons’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 91: Others remonstrating with the said Thomas Sludberry on the impropriety of his conduct, the said Thomas Sludberry repeated the aforesaid expression, ‘You be blowed.’ .at blowed, adj.1
‘The Last Cab Driver’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 146: The loquacious little gentleman [...] finding that he had already paid more than he ought, avowed his unalterable determination to pull up the cabman in the morning.at pull up (v.) under pull, v.
‘The Great Winglebury Duel’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1996) 394: ‘Do you know the mayor’s house?’ inquired Mr. Trott. ‘Rather,’ replied the boots, significantly.at rather!, excl.
‘The First of May’ in Slater Dickens’ Journalism I (1994) 168: Now ladies, up in the sky-parlour; only once a year, if you please.at sky-parlour (n.) under sky, n.1
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