used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To be sure she would!" said the financier.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
dearly loved
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"
Elbraham
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From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
extravagantadjectiveUS /ekˈstrævəɡənt/
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
eyeingverbUS /ˈaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “eye” — look at
From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
financiernounUS /ˌfɪnənˈsɪr/
a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
From this reading "To be sure she would!" said the financier.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"
ten 10s
From this reading "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown.
ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
in the recent past
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
Littletown
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From this reading "Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown.
Lookye
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From this reading "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"
on the contrary
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
rentsnounUS /rents/
plural of “rent” — a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "To be sure she would!" said the financier.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "To be sure she would!" said the financier.
that's
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From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To be sure she would!" said the financier.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To be sure she would!" said the financier.
to-morrow
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From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"
