used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He sat him down heavily in a chair covered with gilded leather, and spoke bitterly and long.
acquiredadjectiveUS /əˈkwaɪərd/
gotten through environmental forces
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat him down heavily in a chair covered with gilded leather, and spoke bitterly and long.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
Beauvallet
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From this reading To my Lady Beauvallet, discovered in the Long Gallery, Gerard exposed the folly of his brother.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading He sat him down heavily in a chair covered with gilded leather, and spoke bitterly and long.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading To my Lady Beauvallet, discovered in the Long Gallery, Gerard exposed the folly of his brother.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He sat him down heavily in a chair covered with gilded leather, and spoke bitterly and long.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading "I grant you he lives but to plague me, but I should desire him to continue to live."
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading He sat him down heavily in a chair covered with gilded leather, and spoke bitterly and long.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading "I grant you he lives but to plague me, but I should desire him to continue to live."
discoursenounUS /ˈdɪskɔːrs/
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading To my Lady Beauvallet, discovered in the Long Gallery, Gerard exposed the folly of his brother.
psychological suffering
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He sat him down heavily in a chair covered with gilded leather, and spoke bitterly and long.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspoʊzd/
with no protection or shield
From this reading To my Lady Beauvallet, discovered in the Long Gallery, Gerard exposed the folly of his brother.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading To my Lady Beauvallet, discovered in the Long Gallery, Gerard exposed the folly of his brother.
GallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading To my Lady Beauvallet, discovered in the Long Gallery, Gerard exposed the folly of his brother.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
Gerard
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From this reading To my Lady Beauvallet, discovered in the Long Gallery, Gerard exposed the folly of his brother.
gildedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪldɪd/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading He sat him down heavily in a chair covered with gilded leather, and spoke bitterly and long.
let have
From this reading "I grant you he lives but to plague me, but I should desire him to continue to live."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you have more influence than I have, Kate, I pray you use it now," Gerard said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat him down heavily in a chair covered with gilded leather, and spoke bitterly and long.
to a considerable degree
From this reading He sat him down heavily in a chair covered with gilded leather, and spoke bitterly and long.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sat him down heavily in a chair covered with gilded leather, and spoke bitterly and long.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To my Lady Beauvallet, discovered in the Long Gallery, Gerard exposed the folly of his brother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you have more influence than I have, Kate, I pray you use it now," Gerard said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you have more influence than I have, Kate, I pray you use it now," Gerard said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To my Lady Beauvallet, discovered in the Long Gallery, Gerard exposed the folly of his brother.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading "If you have more influence than I have, Kate, I pray you use it now," Gerard said.
inspectingverbUS /ˌɪnˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “inspect” — look over carefully
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If you have more influence than I have, Kate, I pray you use it now," Gerard said.
Kate
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From this reading "If you have more influence than I have, Kate, I pray you use it now," Gerard said.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading To my Lady Beauvallet, discovered in the Long Gallery, Gerard exposed the folly of his brother.
in the recent past
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading He sat him down heavily in a chair covered with gilded leather, and spoke bitterly and long.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I grant you he lives but to plague me, but I should desire him to continue to live."
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I grant you he lives but to plague me, but I should desire him to continue to live."
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 To my Lady Beauvallet, discovered in the Long Gallery, Gerard exposed the folly of his brother.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I grant you he lives but to plague me, but I should desire him to continue to live."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "If you have more influence than I have, Kate, I pray you use it now," Gerard said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To my Lady Beauvallet, discovered in the Long Gallery, Gerard exposed the folly of his brother.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
NicholasnounUS /ˈnɪkələs/
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
not any; not one
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "If you have more influence than I have, Kate, I pray you use it now," Gerard said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To my Lady Beauvallet, discovered in the Long Gallery, Gerard exposed the folly of his brother.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
plagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading "I grant you he lives but to plague me, but I should desire him to continue to live."
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "If you have more influence than I have, Kate, I pray you use it now," Gerard said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If you have more influence than I have, Kate, I pray you use it now," Gerard said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat him down heavily in a chair covered with gilded leather, and spoke bitterly and long.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I grant you he lives but to plague me, but I should desire him to continue to live."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He sat him down heavily in a chair covered with gilded leather, and spoke bitterly and long.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "If you have more influence than I have, Kate, I pray you use it now," Gerard said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To my Lady Beauvallet, discovered in the Long Gallery, Gerard exposed the folly of his brother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To my Lady Beauvallet, discovered in the Long Gallery, Gerard exposed the folly of his brother.
the act of using
From this reading "If you have more influence than I have, Kate, I pray you use it now," Gerard said.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading My lady listened in amazement and distress, but Nicholas wandered down the gallery inspecting such new pieces as my lord had lately acquired, and gave no ear to the discourse.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sat him down heavily in a chair covered with gilded leather, and spoke bitterly and long.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you have more influence than I have, Kate, I pray you use it now," Gerard said.
