I want a rational explanation of reality - not a metaphysical one, that can easily and unverifiably be posed by any crackpot - well-intentioned or otherwise.

You may not be familiar with the name or it could be a unisexual name, and some women and men may have first names that are more traditional for the opposite gender.

Lady Mary turned pettishly away; no woman likes anybody but herself to depreciate a lover; it is personally an ill compliment.

After the preeming period, the lads are put either to the gig-machines, or to the lewises in the cutting or shearing-room.