used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An your Honour was on the Heath last night, you can help me testify to highway robbery before Squire West.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are plenty of soldiers in this village.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "An your Honour was on the Heath last night, you can help me testify to highway robbery before Squire West.
bird-like
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
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can't
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From this reading His Honour’ll have out a posse or two; the rascal can’t escape hanging this time."
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Sir Humphrey’s florid, sensual face suddenly paled with a curious intensity of hatred.
deepestadjectiveUS /ˈdiːpəst/
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
the act of escaping physically
From this reading His Honour’ll have out a posse or two; the rascal can’t escape hanging this time."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Sir Humphrey’s florid, sensual face suddenly paled with a curious intensity of hatred.
floridadjectiveUS /ˈflɔːrəd/
elaborately or excessively ornamented
From this reading Sir Humphrey’s florid, sensual face suddenly paled with a curious intensity of hatred.
in a gradual manner
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading His Honour’ll have out a posse or two; the rascal can’t escape hanging this time."
hatrednounUS /ˈheɪtrəd/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Sir Humphrey’s florid, sensual face suddenly paled with a curious intensity of hatred.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His Honour’ll have out a posse or two; the rascal can’t escape hanging this time."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
HeathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading "An your Honour was on the Heath last night, you can help me testify to highway robbery before Squire West.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "An your Honour was on the Heath last night, you can help me testify to highway robbery before Squire West.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading "An your Honour was on the Heath last night, you can help me testify to highway robbery before Squire West.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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the state of being honored
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Honour'll
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From this reading His Honour’ll have out a posse or two; the rascal can’t escape hanging this time."
Humphrey's
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the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
intensitynounUS /ɪnˈtensəti/
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading Sir Humphrey’s florid, sensual face suddenly paled with a curious intensity of hatred.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
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immediately past
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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an artist of consummate skill
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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meagreadjective
deficient in amount or quality or extent
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MITTACHIP'S
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the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
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obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His Honour’ll have out a posse or two; the rascal can’t escape hanging this time."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading His Honour’ll have out a posse or two; the rascal can’t escape hanging this time."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
paledverbUS /peɪld/
past form of “pale” — turn pale, as if in fear
From this reading Sir Humphrey’s florid, sensual face suddenly paled with a curious intensity of hatred.
a full supply
From this reading There are plenty of soldiers in this village.
possenounUS /ˈpɑːsi/
a temporary police force
From this reading His Honour’ll have out a posse or two; the rascal can’t escape hanging this time."
rascalnounUS /ˈræskəl/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading His Honour’ll have out a posse or two; the rascal can’t escape hanging this time."
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
robberynounUS /ˈrɑːbəri/
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading "An your Honour was on the Heath last night, you can help me testify to highway robbery before Squire West.
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
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the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
cut with a saw
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sensualadjectiveUS /ˈsenʃəwəl/
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
From this reading Sir Humphrey’s florid, sensual face suddenly paled with a curious intensity of hatred.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Humphrey’s florid, sensual face suddenly paled with a curious intensity of hatred.
slily
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From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading There are plenty of soldiers in this village.
in the near future
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
distribute or disperse widely
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young nobleman attendant on a knight
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happening unexpectedly
From this reading Sir Humphrey’s florid, sensual face suddenly paled with a curious intensity of hatred.
testifyverbUS /ˈtestəfaɪ/
give testimony in a court of law
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
From this reading There are plenty of soldiers in this village.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading MASTER MITTACHIP’S IDEA He waited a little while, and gradually a smile of the deepest satisfaction spread over his bird-like countenance; he rubbed his meagre knees up and down with his thin hands, in obvious delight, and as soon as he saw his opportunity, he remarked slily,—
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are plenty of soldiers in this village.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading His Honour’ll have out a posse or two; the rascal can’t escape hanging this time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "An your Honour was on the Heath last night, you can help me testify to highway robbery before Squire West.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading His Honour’ll have out a posse or two; the rascal can’t escape hanging this time."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading There are plenty of soldiers in this village.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading "An your Honour was on the Heath last night, you can help me testify to highway robbery before Squire West.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
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in the company of; together with
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the person or people being spoken to
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belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "An your Honour was on the Heath last night, you can help me testify to highway robbery before Squire West.
