used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LUCIFER MATCH.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After their going round and round the barometer, English and Canadian, Miss Stone said, primly:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
Babbington-Cole
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From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
barometernounUS /bərˈɑːmɪtər/
an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
From this reading After their going round and round the barometer, English and Canadian, Miss Stone said, primly:
Bengough's
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From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading "It matters little whether the poor carnal bodies suffer from the cold.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
CanadanounUS /ˈkænədə/
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
CanadianadjectiveUS /kəˈneɪdiən/
of or relating to Canada or its people
From this reading After their going round and round the barometer, English and Canadian, Miss Stone said, primly:
carnaladjectiveUS /ˈkɑːrnəl/
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
From this reading "It matters little whether the poor carnal bodies suffer from the cold.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "It matters little whether the poor carnal bodies suffer from the cold.
ColenounUS /koʊl/
a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
conventionaladjectiveUS /kənˈvenʃənəl/
following accepted customs and proprieties
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
curatenounUS /ˈkjʊrət/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading After their going round and round the barometer, English and Canadian, Miss Stone said, primly:
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
the act of departing
From this reading After their going round and round the barometer, English and Canadian, Miss Stone said, primly:
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It matters little whether the poor carnal bodies suffer from the cold.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It matters little whether the poor carnal bodies suffer from the cold.
LUCIFERnounUS /ˈluːsəfər/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading A LUCIFER MATCH.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading A LUCIFER MATCH.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "It matters little whether the poor carnal bodies suffer from the cold.
meekadjectiveUS /miːk/
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
meeklyadverbUS /ˈmiːkli/
in a submissive or spiritless manner
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
monotonenounUS /ˈmɑːnətoʊn/
an unchanging intonation
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
ParksnounUS /pɑːrks/
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
primlyadverbUS /ˈprɪmli/
in a prissy manner
From this reading After their going round and round the barometer, English and Canadian, Miss Stone said, primly:
RevverbUS /rev/
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading After their going round and round the barometer, English and Canadian, Miss Stone said, primly:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
express in speech
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading After their going round and round the barometer, English and Canadian, Miss Stone said, primly:
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading "It matters little whether the poor carnal bodies suffer from the cold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After their going round and round the barometer, English and Canadian, Miss Stone said, primly:
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
Villiers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "It matters little whether the poor carnal bodies suffer from the cold.
which person or people
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Rev. Mr. Parks, Mr. Babbington-Cole, of whom you have heard us speak, from Canada," said Miss Villiers; and Bengough's modern curate of the conventional type flashed across the memory of poor Cole.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He was a meek young man, though a true Christian, who spoke in a monotone, his hair parted, to a hair, in line with the bridge of his nose, and wearing his hands meekly folded.
