aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "They will forgive me when I tell them how it all came about."
(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 "They will forgive me when I tell them how it all came about."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Leave me to myself, and I will get up."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why?" asked Daisy, wistfully.
assertionnounUS /əˈsɜːrʃən/
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Please go away," sobbed Daisy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "They will forgive me when I tell them how it all came about."
courteouslyadverb
in a polite manner
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
DaisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading "Please go away," sobbed Daisy.
disputeverbUS /dɪsˈpjuːt/
take exception to
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "They will forgive me when I tell them how it all came about."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Leave me to myself, and I will get up."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Please go away," sobbed Daisy.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
how
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From this reading "They will forgive me when I tell them how it all came about."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Leave me to myself, and I will get up."
involuntarilyadverbUS /ˌɪnvoʊˈlʌntərɪli/
against your will
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "They will forgive me when I tell them how it all came about."
go away from a place
From this reading "Leave me to myself, and I will get up."
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Leave me to myself, and I will get up."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Leave me to myself, and I will get up."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please go away," sobbed Daisy.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "Please go away," sobbed Daisy.
Stanwick
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From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
express in words
From this reading "They will forgive me when I tell them how it all came about."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "They will forgive me when I tell them how it all came about."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They will forgive me when I tell them how it all came about."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Leave me to myself, and I will get up."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Leave me to myself, and I will get up."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
warnverbUS /wɔːrn/
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
(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 "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
at the time that
From this reading "They will forgive me when I tell them how it all came about."
a Caucasian
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?" asked Daisy, wistfully.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Leave me to myself, and I will get up."
wistfullyadverbUS /ˈwɪstfəli/
in a wistful manner
From this reading "Why?" asked Daisy, wistfully.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Very well," said Stanwick, involuntarily raising her little white hands courteously to his lips; "and remember, I warn you, for your own sake, not to dispute the assertion I have made--that you are my wife."
