escape, either physically or mentally
If my quarry eludes me for three whole days, he wins the game
troops trained to fight on horseback
I went into the army--it was expected of noblemen's sons--and for a time commanded a division of Cossack cavalry, but my real interest was always the hunt.
a communal dining-hall, usually in a monastery
There was a medieval magnificence about it; it suggested a baronial hall of feudal times with its oaken panels, its high ceiling, its vast refectory tables where twoscore men could sit down to eat.
get on top of; deal with successfully
The general smiled the quiet smile of one who has faced an obstacle and surmounted it with success.
confusion resulting from failure to understand
Rainsford's bewilderment showed in his face.
a member of the nobility
He had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face--the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat.
a high steep bank
His eyes made out the shadowy outlines of a palatial chateau; it was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows.
relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
There was a medieval magnificence about it; it suggested a baronial hall of feudal times with its oaken panels, its high ceiling, its vast refectory tables where twoscore men could sit down to eat.
without change, in every case
Invariably, Mr. Rainsford, invariably they choose the hunt."
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
Ah, well, doubtless you had Puritan ancestors.
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
This is a grisly joke.