used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus Keith Burgess, having recounted the story of the lights and leadings of the past twenty-four hours.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “I ask you, Anna Mallison, to go out with me to my work in India in May, as my wife.”
react verbally
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I ask you, Anna Mallison, to go out with me to my work in India in May, as my wife.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I ask you, Anna Mallison, to go out with me to my work in India in May, as my wife.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
BurgessnounUS /ˈbɜːrdʒəs/
English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
From this reading Thus Keith Burgess, having recounted the story of the lights and leadings of the past twenty-four hours.
DANTEnounUS /ˈdɑːnteɪ/
an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
From this reading —_The New Life_, DANTE.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I ask you, Anna Mallison, to go out with me to my work in India in May, as my wife.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Thus Keith Burgess, having recounted the story of the lights and leadings of the past twenty-four hours.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Thus Keith Burgess, having recounted the story of the lights and leadings of the past twenty-four hours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I ask you, Anna Mallison, to go out with me to my work in India in May, as my wife.”
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading “I ask you, Anna Mallison, to go out with me to my work in India in May, as my wife.”
Keith
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From this reading Thus Keith Burgess, having recounted the story of the lights and leadings of the past twenty-four hours.
leadings
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From this reading Thus Keith Burgess, having recounted the story of the lights and leadings of the past twenty-four hours.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Thus Keith Burgess, having recounted the story of the lights and leadings of the past twenty-four hours.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
Mallison
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From this reading “I ask you, Anna Mallison, to go out with me to my work in India in May, as my wife.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I ask you, Anna Mallison, to go out with me to my work in India in May, as my wife.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I ask you, Anna Mallison, to go out with me to my work in India in May, as my wife.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading —_The New Life_, DANTE.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I ask you, Anna Mallison, to go out with me to my work in India in May, as my wife.”
go across or through
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Thus Keith Burgess, having recounted the story of the lights and leadings of the past twenty-four hours.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
recountedverbUS /rɪˈkaʊntɪd/
past form of “recount” — narrate or give a detailed account of
From this reading Thus Keith Burgess, having recounted the story of the lights and leadings of the past twenty-four hours.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Thus Keith Burgess, having recounted the story of the lights and leadings of the past twenty-four hours.
suretynounUS /ˈʃʊrəti/
something clearly established
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus Keith Burgess, having recounted the story of the lights and leadings of the past twenty-four hours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading Thus Keith Burgess, having recounted the story of the lights and leadings of the past twenty-four hours.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
which person or people
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “I ask you, Anna Mallison, to go out with me to my work in India in May, as my wife.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I ask you, Anna Mallison, to go out with me to my work in India in May, as my wife.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “I ask you, Anna Mallison, to go out with me to my work in India in May, as my wife.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I made answer to my friend: “Of a surety I have now set my feet on that point of life beyond the which he must not pass who would return.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I ask you, Anna Mallison, to go out with me to my work in India in May, as my wife.”
