59
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From this reading CONSPIRATORS Suite No. 59 was “seething with conspiracy”, as Betty Barnes declared.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “No, thank you, I haven’t time to come in, or to be a Catiline.”
abuseverbUS /əˈbjuːs/
treat badly
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “O tempora, O mores!” added Lilian North.
in addition
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
appropriatelyadverbUS /əˈproʊpriɪtli/
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CONSPIRATORS Suite No. 59 was “seething with conspiracy”, as Betty Barnes declared.
Barnes
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From this reading CONSPIRATORS Suite No. 59 was “seething with conspiracy”, as Betty Barnes declared.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “No, thank you, I haven’t time to come in, or to be a Catiline.”
Betty
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From this reading CONSPIRATORS Suite No. 59 was “seething with conspiracy”, as Betty Barnes declared.
CarvernounUS /ˈkɑːrvər/
United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
Catiline
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From this reading “No, thank you, I haven’t time to come in, or to be a Catiline.”
CiceronounUS /ˈsɪsəroʊ/
a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “No, thank you, I haven’t time to come in, or to be a Catiline.”
conspiracynounUS /kənˈspɪrəsi/
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading CONSPIRATORS Suite No. 59 was “seething with conspiracy”, as Betty Barnes declared.
CONSPIRATORSnounUS /kənˈspɪrətərz/
plural of “conspirator” — a member of a conspiracy
From this reading CONSPIRATORS Suite No. 59 was “seething with conspiracy”, as Betty Barnes declared.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading CONSPIRATORS Suite No. 59 was “seething with conspiracy”, as Betty Barnes declared.
don't
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From this reading “Mercy, Lil, you don’t mean to say you remember that!”
haven't
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From this reading “No, thank you, I haven’t time to come in, or to be a Catiline.”
How
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From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, thank you, I haven’t time to come in, or to be a Catiline.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No, thank you, I haven’t time to come in, or to be a Catiline.”
Lil
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From this reading “Mercy, Lil, you don’t mean to say you remember that!”
Lilian
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From this reading “O tempora, O mores!” added Lilian North.
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 Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Mercy, Lil, you don’t mean to say you remember that!”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “Mercy, Lil, you don’t mean to say you remember that!”
moresnounUS /ˈmɔːreɪz/
(sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
From this reading “O tempora, O mores!” added Lilian North.
MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
not any; not one
From this reading CONSPIRATORS Suite No. 59 was “seething with conspiracy”, as Betty Barnes declared.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “O tempora, O mores!” added Lilian North.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “No, thank you, I haven’t time to come in, or to be a Catiline.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Mercy, Lil, you don’t mean to say you remember that!”
express in words
From this reading “Mercy, Lil, you don’t mean to say you remember that!”
seethingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːðɪŋ/
in constant agitation
From this reading CONSPIRATORS Suite No. 59 was “seething with conspiracy”, as Betty Barnes declared.
SuitenounUS /swiːt/
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading CONSPIRATORS Suite No. 59 was “seething with conspiracy”, as Betty Barnes declared.
tempora
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From this reading “O tempora, O mores!” added Lilian North.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “No, thank you, I haven’t time to come in, or to be a Catiline.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Mercy, Lil, you don’t mean to say you remember that!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “No, thank you, I haven’t time to come in, or to be a Catiline.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No, thank you, I haven’t time to come in, or to be a Catiline.”
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONSPIRATORS Suite No. 59 was “seething with conspiracy”, as Betty Barnes declared.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Upon which Virginia Morris, also of the Cicero class, appropriately cried, “How long, O Carver, will you abuse our patience?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading CONSPIRATORS Suite No. 59 was “seething with conspiracy”, as Betty Barnes declared.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No, thank you, I haven’t time to come in, or to be a Catiline.”
