used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading _Barford Abbey_.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
anew
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
Barford
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From this reading _Barford Abbey_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
button'd
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From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
competitorsnounUS /kəmˈpetətərz/
plural of “competitor” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
DeannounUS /diːn/
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading What think you, Madam, of a _Dean_ for a son-in-law?
DELVESverbUS /delvz/
third-person singular of “delve” — turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading Miss DELVES to the same.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What think you, Madam, of a _Dean_ for a son-in-law?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I will never take it home again.
hunting-frock
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From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
immediately past
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
a woman of refinement
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss DELVES to the same.
Morgan'snounUS /ˈmɔːrɡənz/
possessive form of “morgan” — United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
a form of address for a man
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What think you, Madam, of a _Dean_ for a son-in-law?
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
worried and uneasy
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
Identical; not different.
From this reading Miss DELVES to the same.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
snugadjectiveUS /snʌɡ/
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
son-in-lawnounUS /ˈsʌnɪnlɔː/
the husband of your daughter
From this reading What think you, Madam, of a _Dean_ for a son-in-law?
straysnounUS /streɪz/
plural of “stray” — an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
surpriz'd
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From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
carry out
From this reading I will never take it home again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss DELVES to the same.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What think you, Madam, of a _Dean_ for a son-in-law?
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss DELVES to the same.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What think you, Madam, of a _Dean_ for a son-in-law?
in or at the place that
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will never take it home again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
wrapt
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From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
but in spite of that
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Lost my heart _again!_--Be not surpriz'd, Madam; I lose and find it ten times a day;--yet it never strays from Barford Abbey.--The last account you had from me it was button'd inside Mr. Morgan's hunting-frock:--since that, it has been God knows with whom:--sometimes wrapt in a red coat;--sometimes in a blue;--sometimes in a green:--but finding many competitors flew to black, where it now lies snug, warm, and easy.--Restless creature!
