used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He understood now how the affair had come about.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He understood now how the affair had come about.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She made me unmask, sir, marched me up to the girl, shouted out my name, after that—came the deluge.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Richard twisted in his chair and swore.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Richard twisted in his chair and swore.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He understood now how the affair had come about.
delugenounUS /ˈdeljuːdʒ/
an overwhelming number or amount
From this reading She made me unmask, sir, marched me up to the girl, shouted out my name, after that—came the deluge.”
dupedverbUS /duːpt/
past form of “dupe” — fool or hoax
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
a young female
From this reading She made me unmask, sir, marched me up to the girl, shouted out my name, after that—came the deluge.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
Hardacre
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From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He understood now how the affair had come about.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Richard twisted in his chair and swore.
how
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From this reading He understood now how the affair had come about.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Richard twisted in his chair and swore.
inquiringadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ/
given to inquiry
From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
lendingnounUS /ˈlendɪŋ/
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
Letitia
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From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made me unmask, sir, marched me up to the girl, shouted out my name, after that—came the deluge.”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading She made me unmask, sir, marched me up to the girl, shouted out my name, after that—came the deluge.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She made me unmask, sir, marched me up to the girl, shouted out my name, after that—came the deluge.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She made me unmask, sir, marched me up to the girl, shouted out my name, after that—came the deluge.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He understood now how the affair had come about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She made me unmask, sir, marched me up to the girl, shouted out my name, after that—came the deluge.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
Richard
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From this reading Richard twisted in his chair and swore.
routverbUS /raʊt/
cause to flee
From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading She made me unmask, sir, marched me up to the girl, shouted out my name, after that—came the deluge.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
spunverbUS /spʌn/
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading Richard twisted in his chair and swore.
express in words
From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
to-night
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From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading Richard twisted in his chair and swore.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading He understood now how the affair had come about.
unmaskverbUS /ənˈmæsk/
reveal the true nature of
From this reading She made me unmask, sir, marched me up to the girl, shouted out my name, after that—came the deluge.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She made me unmask, sir, marched me up to the girl, shouted out my name, after that—came the deluge.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, at the rout to-night, sir, she came to tell me that Miss Hardacre had been inquiring for me.
WilsonnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading It had been a carefully spun plot upon the part of the Lady Letitia, and poor Wilson had been duped into lending himself to her plans.
