used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
amissadjectiveUS /əˈmɪs/
not functioning properly
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Do I often take it amiss?" asked Miss Preston, with an odd smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
appreciateverbUS /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
From this reading "Indeed, no; you are most considerate of my feelings, and I fully appreciate it, considering our business relations.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Indeed, no; you are most considerate of my feelings, and I fully appreciate it, considering our business relations.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do I often take it amiss?" asked Miss Preston, with an odd smile.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Indeed, no; you are most considerate of my feelings, and I fully appreciate it, considering our business relations.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Of course, I have not the slightest right to dictate to you, nor would I care to have you regard it in the light of dictation.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
considerateadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərət/
showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
From this reading "Indeed, no; you are most considerate of my feelings, and I fully appreciate it, considering our business relations.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading "Indeed, no; you are most considerate of my feelings, and I fully appreciate it, considering our business relations.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, I have not the slightest right to dictate to you, nor would I care to have you regard it in the light of dictation.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
DECEIVEverbUS /dɪˈsiːv/
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
dictateverbUS /dɪkˈteɪt/
issue commands or orders for
From this reading Of course, I have not the slightest right to dictate to you, nor would I care to have you regard it in the light of dictation.
dictationnounUS /dɪkˈteɪʃən/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Of course, I have not the slightest right to dictate to you, nor would I care to have you regard it in the light of dictation.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading "Indeed, no; you are most considerate of my feelings, and I fully appreciate it, considering our business relations.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading "Indeed, no; you are most considerate of my feelings, and I fully appreciate it, considering our business relations.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
I'm
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From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
I've
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From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course, I have not the slightest right to dictate to you, nor would I care to have you regard it in the light of dictation.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Indeed, no; you are most considerate of my feelings, and I fully appreciate it, considering our business relations.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
immediately past
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Of course, I have not the slightest right to dictate to you, nor would I care to have you regard it in the light of dictation.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
Marion
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From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Indeed, no; you are most considerate of my feelings, and I fully appreciate it, considering our business relations.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
not any; not one
From this reading "Indeed, no; you are most considerate of my feelings, and I fully appreciate it, considering our business relations.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Of course, I have not the slightest right to dictate to you, nor would I care to have you regard it in the light of dictation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
not divisible by two
From this reading "Do I often take it amiss?" asked Miss Preston, with an odd smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
many times at short intervals
From this reading "Do I often take it amiss?" asked Miss Preston, with an odd smile.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Indeed, no; you are most considerate of my feelings, and I fully appreciate it, considering our business relations.
Preston
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From this reading "Do I often take it amiss?" asked Miss Preston, with an odd smile.
Preston's
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From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Of course, I have not the slightest right to dictate to you, nor would I care to have you regard it in the light of dictation.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading "Indeed, no; you are most considerate of my feelings, and I fully appreciate it, considering our business relations.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Of course, I have not the slightest right to dictate to you, nor would I care to have you regard it in the light of dictation.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading Of course, I have not the slightest right to dictate to you, nor would I care to have you regard it in the light of dictation.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Do I often take it amiss?" asked Miss Preston, with an odd smile.
solicitousadjectiveUS /səˈlɪsətəs/
full of anxiety and concern
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
carry out
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course, I have not the slightest right to dictate to you, nor would I care to have you regard it in the light of dictation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
under normal conditions
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
welfarenounUS /ˈwelfer/
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
(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 "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
at the time that
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
which person or people
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Of course, I have not the slightest right to dictate to you, nor would I care to have you regard it in the light of dictation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "THEY COULD NEVER DECEIVE ME" "Well, Mrs. Stone, what can I do for you, and why such a serious expression?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Marion," said Mrs. Stone, using Miss Preston's Christian name, as she sometimes did when more than usually solicitous of her welfare, "I've come to have a little talk with you regarding what happened last night, and I'm sure you will not take it amiss from one who has known you since your childhood."
