absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
Archibald
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From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright."--SHELLEY.
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
betrothedadjective
pledged to be married
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
of short duration or distance
From this reading Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright."--SHELLEY.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright."--SHELLEY.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
Chetwoode
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From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
a small house with a single story
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
CyrilnounUS /ˈsɪrəl/
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
dallying
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From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading What is this world's delight?
diesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
drawing-room
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From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
divisible by two
From this reading Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright."--SHELLEY.
apart from; not including
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
fliesnounUS /flaɪz/
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
hystericsnounUS /ˌhɪˈsterɪks/
an attack of hysteria
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is this world's delight?
conformity or harmony
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
immediately past
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright."--SHELLEY.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
mocksnounUS /mɑːks/
plural of “mock” — the act of mocking or ridiculing
From this reading Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright."--SHELLEY.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright."--SHELLEY.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
SHELLEYnounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading Lightning that mocks the night, Brief even as bright."--SHELLEY.
smilesnounUS /smaɪlz/
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
soupnounUS /suːp/
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
spoilingnounUS /ˈspɔɪlɪŋ/
the process of becoming spoiled
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
not in physical motion
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
TemptsverbUS /tempts/
third-person singular of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What is this world's delight?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
to-day
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From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
To-morrow
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From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
vergingverbUS /ˈvɜːrdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “verge” — border on; come close to
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is this world's delight?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
which person or people
From this reading At Chetwoode they are all assembled in the drawing-room,--except Archibald, who is still confined to his room,--waiting for dinner: Cyril alone is absent.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "The flower that smiles to-day To-morrow dies; All that we wish to stay Tempts and then flies.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What can be keeping him?" says his mother, at last, losing patience as she pictures him dallying with his betrothed at The Cottage while the soup is spoiling and the cook is gradually verging toward hysterics.
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading What is this world's delight?
