afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the proof Dickens struck out all the words after 'when,' and inserted in their place the following:
(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 In the proof Dickens struck out all the words after 'when,' and inserted in their place the following:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Well,' returned Mr. Dick, scratching his ear with his pen and looking dubiously at me, 'so the books say, but I don't see how that can be.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I said I believed it happened in the year sixteen hundred and forty-nine.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading 'Well,' returned Mr. Dick, scratching his ear with his pen and looking dubiously at me, 'so the books say, but I don't see how that can be.
bullnounUS /bʊl/
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Well,' returned Mr. Dick, scratching his ear with his pen and looking dubiously at me, 'so the books say, but I don't see how that can be.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'Well,' returned Mr. Dick, scratching his ear with his pen and looking dubiously at me, 'so the books say, but I don't see how that can be.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading 'King Charles the First had his head cut off?'
chinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading 'King Charles the First had his head cut off?'
the specified day of the month
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
someone who is a detective
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
DickensnounUS /ˈdɪkənz/
a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading In the proof Dickens struck out all the words after 'when,' and inserted in their place the following:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Well,' returned Mr. Dick, scratching his ear with his pen and looking dubiously at me, 'so the books say, but I don't see how that can be.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
dubiouslyadverbUS /ˈduːbiəsliː/
in a questionable and dubious manner
From this reading 'Well,' returned Mr. Dick, scratching his ear with his pen and looking dubiously at me, 'so the books say, but I don't see how that can be.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading 'Well,' returned Mr. Dick, scratching his ear with his pen and looking dubiously at me, 'so the books say, but I don't see how that can be.
in a serious manner
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading 'King Charles the First had his head cut off?'
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading In the proof Dickens struck out all the words after 'when,' and inserted in their place the following:
forty-nineadjective
being nine more than forty
From this reading I said I believed it happened in the year sixteen hundred and forty-nine.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'King Charles the First had his head cut off?'
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I said I believed it happened in the year sixteen hundred and forty-nine.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading 'King Charles the First had his head cut off?'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Well,' returned Mr. Dick, scratching his ear with his pen and looking dubiously at me, 'so the books say, but I don't see how that can be.
ten 10s
From this reading I said I believed it happened in the year sixteen hundred and forty-nine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said I believed it happened in the year sixteen hundred and forty-nine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the proof Dickens struck out all the words after 'when,' and inserted in their place the following:
insertedverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɜːrtəd/
past form of “insert” — put or introduce into something
From this reading In the proof Dickens struck out all the words after 'when,' and inserted in their place the following:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading 'King Charles the First had his head cut off?'
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
a form of address for a man
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
to a great degree or extent
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
a brief written record
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'King Charles the First had his head cut off?'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In the proof Dickens struck out all the words after 'when,' and inserted in their place the following:
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the proof Dickens struck out all the words after 'when,' and inserted in their place the following:
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading In the proof Dickens struck out all the words after 'when,' and inserted in their place the following:
recollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading 'Well,' returned Mr. Dick, scratching his ear with his pen and looking dubiously at me, 'so the books say, but I don't see how that can be.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
express in words
From this reading 'Well,' returned Mr. Dick, scratching his ear with his pen and looking dubiously at me, 'so the books say, but I don't see how that can be.
scratchingnounUS /ˈskrætʃɪŋ/
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading 'Well,' returned Mr. Dick, scratching his ear with his pen and looking dubiously at me, 'so the books say, but I don't see how that can be.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'Well,' returned Mr. Dick, scratching his ear with his pen and looking dubiously at me, 'so the books say, but I don't see how that can be.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading I said I believed it happened in the year sixteen hundred and forty-nine.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading In the proof Dickens struck out all the words after 'when,' and inserted in their place the following:
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Well,' returned Mr. Dick, scratching his ear with his pen and looking dubiously at me, 'so the books say, but I don't see how that can be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the proof Dickens struck out all the words after 'when,' and inserted in their place the following:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
warehousenounUS /ˈwerhaʊs/
a storehouse for goods and merchandise
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
(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 'Well,' returned Mr. Dick, scratching his ear with his pen and looking dubiously at me, 'so the books say, but I don't see how that can be.
at the time that
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Well,' returned Mr. Dick, scratching his ear with his pen and looking dubiously at me, 'so the books say, but I don't see how that can be.
the words that are spoken
From this reading In the proof Dickens struck out all the words after 'when,' and inserted in their place the following:
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I said I believed it happened in the year sixteen hundred and forty-nine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Do you recollect the date,' said Mr. Dick, looking earnestly at me, and taking up his pen to note it down, 'when the bull got into the china warehouse and did so much mischief?'
