used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "O scarcely--it would be too impertinent."
beggarnounUS /ˈbeɡər/
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith's reasons for troubling Lady Waterham can scarcely be explained in a letter.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
complimentsnounUS /ˈkɑːmpləments/
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
convenientadjectiveUS /kənˈviːnjənt/
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
CoopernounUS /ˈkuːpər/
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
dearly loved
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
being one more than ten
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith's reasons for troubling Lady Waterham can scarcely be explained in a letter.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith's reasons for troubling Lady Waterham can scarcely be explained in a letter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
GoreverbUS /ɡɔːr/
wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
the state of being honored
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
impertinentadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɜːrtənənt/
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading "O scarcely--it would be too impertinent."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith's reasons for troubling Lady Waterham can scarcely be explained in a letter.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
of an obscure nature
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O scarcely--it would be too impertinent."
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
Pooh
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From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith's reasons for troubling Lady Waterham can scarcely be explained in a letter.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
RevverbUS /rev/
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
only a very short time before
From this reading "O scarcely--it would be too impertinent."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
Smith'snounUS /smɪθs/
possessive form of “smith” — Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith's reasons for troubling Lady Waterham can scarcely be explained in a letter.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "O scarcely--it would be too impertinent."
troublingadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəlɪŋ/
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith's reasons for troubling Lady Waterham can scarcely be explained in a letter.
trustsnounUS /trʌsts/
plural of “trust” — something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
Waterham
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a solemn and mysterious communication," said Lady Waterham, laughing, as she handed a letter across the breakfast table to her husband.
at the time that
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The letter ran as follows:-- "The Rev. Cooper Gore Smith presents his compliments to Lady Waterham, and trusts that she will find it convenient to receive him on Tuesday morning at about eleven o'clock, when he hopes to have the honour of waiting on her ladyship.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "O scarcely--it would be too impertinent."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Pooh! my dear, it is some Irish beggar; you had better not see him," said his lordship as he rose from the table.
