used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
addressingverbUS /əˈdresɪŋ/
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading "I can feel for you," says Mrs. Godwin at length, addressing Dawson, "for I also have lost an only child."
anew
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
in addition
From this reading "I can feel for you," says Mrs. Godwin at length, addressing Dawson, "for I also have lost an only child."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I can feel for you," says Mrs. Godwin at length, addressing Dawson, "for I also have lost an only child."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
apathynounUS /ˈæpəθi/
an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I can feel for you," says Mrs. Godwin at length, addressing Dawson, "for I also have lost an only child."
exhale hard
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can feel for you," says Mrs. Godwin at length, addressing Dawson, "for I also have lost an only child."
chargingverbUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “charge” — to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "I can feel for you," says Mrs. Godwin at length, addressing Dawson, "for I also have lost an only child."
a female human offspring
From this reading "Your daughter Judith, Madam?" says I.
DawsonnounUS /ˈdɔːsən/
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading "I can feel for you," says Mrs. Godwin at length, addressing Dawson, "for I also have lost an only child."
despatching
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From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
Elche
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From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
etc
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From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I can feel for you," says Mrs. Godwin at length, addressing Dawson, "for I also have lost an only child."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
Godwin
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From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I can feel for you," says Mrs. Godwin at length, addressing Dawson, "for I also have lost an only child."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading "Your daughter Judith, Madam?" says I.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading "I can feel for you," says Mrs. Godwin at length, addressing Dawson, "for I also have lost an only child."
something that is lost
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "I can feel for you," says Mrs. Godwin at length, addressing Dawson, "for I also have lost an only child."
a woman of refinement
From this reading "Your daughter Judith, Madam?" says I.
mannerlyadjective
socially correct in behavior
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
merchandisenounUS /ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪz/
commodities offered for sale
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
MoorsnounUS /mʊrz/
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
mulesnounUS /mjuːlz/
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
observingadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvɪŋ/
quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
held or filled or in use
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
and nothing more
From this reading "I can feel for you," says Mrs. Godwin at length, addressing Dawson, "for I also have lost an only child."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
provesverbUS /pruːvz/
third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
rascalnounUS /ˈræskəl/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
realisationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/
a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
SancheznounUS /ˈsæntʃez/
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "I can feel for you," says Mrs. Godwin at length, addressing Dawson, "for I also have lost an only child."
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
seatingnounUS /ˈsiːtɪŋ/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
twas
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From this reading For my own part, the realisation of our loss threw my spirits into a strange apathy; 'twas as if some actual blow had stunned my senses.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _Don Sanchez again proves himself the most mannerly rascal in the world._ In silence we led Mrs. Godwin to the seat we had occupied, and seating ourselves we said not a word for some time.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I remember observing the Moors about their business,--despatching one to Elche for a train of mules, charging a second boat with merchandise while the first returned, etc.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can feel for you," says Mrs. Godwin at length, addressing Dawson, "for I also have lost an only child."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your daughter Judith, Madam?" says I.
