used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
in the past
From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He spoke this with a brave air, and I believe was going to offer me his hand.
(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 After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
amendsnounUS /əˈmendz/
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
the two together, not just one
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading He spoke this with a brave air, and I believe was going to offer me his hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
CAPTIVEnounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
dumplingsnounUS /ˈdʌmplɪŋz/
small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
a young female
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
the act of departing
From this reading He spoke this with a brave air, and I believe was going to offer me his hand.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He spoke this with a brave air, and I believe was going to offer me his hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He spoke this with a brave air, and I believe was going to offer me his hand.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
the sound of laughing
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
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 "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
for more time
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
MarianadjectiveUS /ˈmeriən/
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
NorfolknounUS /ˈnɔːrfək/
port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading He spoke this with a brave air, and I believe was going to offer me his hand.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
the time that has elapsed
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
prefersverbUS /prəˈfɜːrz/
third-person singular of “prefer” — like better; value more highly
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
an angry dispute
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
RupertnounUS /ˈruːpərt/
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
Identical; not different.
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke this with a brave air, and I believe was going to offer me his hand.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
TAKENadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading After all, we are of the same blood, good Norfolk dumplings both; and if I have done you any injury in the past, I am here ready to tender my best amends for it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He spoke this with a brave air, and I believe was going to offer me his hand.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
in the direction of
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He spoke this with a brave air, and I believe was going to offer me his hand.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
at the time that
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He spoke this with a brave air, and I believe was going to offer me his hand.
the words that are spoken
From this reading _TAKEN CAPTIVE_ Rupert, when he heard those words of Marian, gave a laugh, and advanced a step towards me.
wouldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
Yarmouth
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From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There now, you see how it is," he said, "as I told you long ago in Yarmouth; but you wouldn't believe me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come, why need we keep up our quarrel any longer, when the girl tells you to your face that she prefers me?
