used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Viscount Rivington was placed in a terrible dilemma.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
Annesley
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From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
react verbally
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
dilemmanounUS /dɪˈlemə/
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
From this reading Viscount Rivington was placed in a terrible dilemma.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
DUKE'SnounUS /duːks/
possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading THE DUKE’S ULTIMATUM.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first one ran in this way:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
Gaynor
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From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Viscount Rivington was placed in a terrible dilemma.
indiscreetadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskriːt/
lacking discretion; injudicious
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
the literary culture
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
lion'snounUS /ˈlaɪənz/
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
used to form the superlative
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Viscount Rivington was placed in a terrible dilemma.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The first one ran in this way:
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
Rivington
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From this reading Viscount Rivington was placed in a terrible dilemma.
Rothwell
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From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
express in words
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Viscount Rivington was placed in a terrible dilemma.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUKE’S ULTIMATUM.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The first one ran in this way:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
ULTIMATUMnounUS /ˌʌltəˈmeɪtəm/
a final peremptory demand
From this reading THE DUKE’S ULTIMATUM.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The morning after his call upon Annesley he received two letters at his club--one from Lady Gaynor, and one from his uncle, the Duke of Rothwell.
ViscountnounUS /ˈvɪskaʊnt/
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading Viscount Rivington was placed in a terrible dilemma.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Viscount Rivington was placed in a terrible dilemma.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The first one ran in this way:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR VISCOUNT--In answer to your telegram, I must say that it would be most indiscreet of me to put my head in the lion’s mouth, as it were.
