used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No ill news! quite the reverse:--I am escaped from the house of festivity to make your Ladyship a partaker.
acquaintverbUS /əˈkweɪnt/
cause to come to know personally
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Eight o'clock at Night.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
dearly loved
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
being one more than seven
From this reading Eight o'clock at Night.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading No ill news! quite the reverse:--I am escaped from the house of festivity to make your Ladyship a partaker.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
festivitynounUS /feˈstɪvəti/
any joyous diversion
From this reading No ill news! quite the reverse:--I am escaped from the house of festivity to make your Ladyship a partaker.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From Mr. Jenkings's_.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
happen'd
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From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading No ill news! quite the reverse:--I am escaped from the house of festivity to make your Ladyship a partaker.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
Jenkings's
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From this reading _From Mr. Jenkings's_.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
Ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading No ill news! quite the reverse:--I am escaped from the house of festivity to make your Ladyship a partaker.
engage in
From this reading No ill news! quite the reverse:--I am escaped from the house of festivity to make your Ladyship a partaker.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss WARLEY to the same.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _From Mr. Jenkings's_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
information about recent and important events
From this reading No ill news! quite the reverse:--I am escaped from the house of festivity to make your Ladyship a partaker.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Eight o'clock at Night.
not any; not one
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Eight o'clock at Night.
occasion'd
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From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
partakernoun
someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share
From this reading No ill news! quite the reverse:--I am escaped from the house of festivity to make your Ladyship a partaker.
Powis
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From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading No ill news! quite the reverse:--I am escaped from the house of festivity to make your Ladyship a partaker.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
reverseverbUS /rɪˈvɜːrs/
change to the contrary
From this reading No ill news! quite the reverse:--I am escaped from the house of festivity to make your Ladyship a partaker.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Miss WARLEY to the same.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
in the near future
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
a request to be present
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss WARLEY to the same.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss WARLEY to the same.
precisely as stated
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
WARLEY
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From this reading Miss WARLEY to the same.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sent for before breakfast!--Nobody in the coach!--Well, I am glad of that, however.--Something very extraordinary must have happen'd.--I hope Lady Powis is not ill.--No other message but to desire I would come immediately.--I go, my dear Lady; soon as I return will acquaint you what has occasion'd me this _early_ summons.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No ill news! quite the reverse:--I am escaped from the house of festivity to make your Ladyship a partaker.
