110
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From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
eagerly desirous
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
dearly loved
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
dressesnounUS /ˈdresəz/
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
extravagancenounUS /ekˈstrævəɡəns/
the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
Gertrude
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From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
Gerty
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From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
how
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From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
and nothing more
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
express in words
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
a special situation
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
except if; if not
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
