abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
in a state of sleep
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
BalladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading _Scotch Ballad_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
clergymennounUS /ˈklɜːrdʒimɪn/
plural of “clergyman” — a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
Fordyce
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From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
the act of departing
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
destroyed or killed
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
injuredadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/
harmed
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
go away from a place
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
Marg'ret
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From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
the force of workers available
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
on one occasion
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
phaetonnoun
large open car seating four with folding top
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading THE PORTRAIT.
reconnoitreverbUS /ˌriːkəˈnɔɪtər/
explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
ScotchnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading _Scotch Ballad_.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
carry out
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
thanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PORTRAIT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading WHEN I emerged from my room the next morning the phaeton was at the door to take the two clergymen to reconnoitre their abode before going to church.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
at the time that
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
William'snounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
possessive form of “williams” — United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading ‘When day was gone and night was come, And all men fast asleep, There came the spirit of fair Marg’ret And stood at William’s feet.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Fordyce went with them, and my father was for once about to leave his parish church to give them his sympathy, and join in their thanksgiving that neither life nor limb had been injured.
