used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I think she has given me encouragement; and, to do my impudence justice, I have made the most of it.--I hear a door open, and some one coming.
all's
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From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
assurancenounUS /əˈʃʊrəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it should be my wife, what the devil should I say?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
Berinthia
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From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
BERINTHIA'S
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From this reading SCENE III.--BERINTHIA'S _Dressing-room._ _Enter_ LOVELESS.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I think she has given me encouragement; and, to do my impudence justice, I have made the most of it.--I hear a door open, and some one coming.
correspondencenounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading If it should be my wife, what the devil should I say?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I think she has given me encouragement; and, to do my impudence justice, I have made the most of it.--I hear a door open, and some one coming.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I think she has given me encouragement; and, to do my impudence justice, I have made the most of it.--I hear a door open, and some one coming.
Dressing-room
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From this reading SCENE III.--BERINTHIA'S _Dressing-room._ _Enter_ LOVELESS.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
encouragementnounUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt/
the expression of approval and support
From this reading I think she has given me encouragement; and, to do my impudence justice, I have made the most of it.--I hear a door open, and some one coming.
to come or go into
From this reading SCENE III.--BERINTHIA'S _Dressing-room._ _Enter_ LOVELESS.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I think she has given me encouragement; and, to do my impudence justice, I have made the most of it.--I hear a door open, and some one coming.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I think she has given me encouragement; and, to do my impudence justice, I have made the most of it.--I hear a door open, and some one coming.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
How
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From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it should be my wife, what the devil should I say?
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading SCENE III.--BERINTHIA'S _Dressing-room._ _Enter_ LOVELESS.
implementsnounUS /ˈɪmpləmənts/
plural of “implement” — instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
impudencenoun
an impudent statement
From this reading I think she has given me encouragement; and, to do my impudence justice, I have made the most of it.--I hear a door open, and some one coming.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading I think she has given me encouragement; and, to do my impudence justice, I have made the most of it.--I hear a door open, and some one coming.
the literary culture
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
LOVELESSadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvləs/
without love
From this reading SCENE III.--BERINTHIA'S _Dressing-room._ _Enter_ LOVELESS.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I think she has given me encouragement; and, to do my impudence justice, I have made the most of it.--I hear a door open, and some one coming.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I think she has given me encouragement; and, to do my impudence justice, I have made the most of it.--I hear a door open, and some one coming.
musterverbUS /ˈmʌstər/
gather or bring together
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
no person; not anyone
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I think she has given me encouragement; and, to do my impudence justice, I have made the most of it.--I hear a door open, and some one coming.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I think she has given me encouragement; and, to do my impudence justice, I have made the most of it.--I hear a door open, and some one coming.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
express in words
From this reading If it should be my wife, what the devil should I say?
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE III.--BERINTHIA'S _Dressing-room._ _Enter_ LOVELESS.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If it should be my wife, what the devil should I say?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
term of address for a man
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
stealverbUS /stiːl/
take without the owner's consent
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
express in words
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
Tunbelly's
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From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Love._ So, thus far all's well: I have got into her dressing-room, and it being dusk, I think nobody has perceived me steal into the house.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If it should be my wife, what the devil should I say?
at the time that
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
produce a literary work
From this reading I heard Berinthia tell my wife she had some particular letters to write this evening, before she went to Sir Tunbelly's, and here are the implements of correspondence.--How shall I muster up assurance to show myself, when she comes?
