used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
ACQUITSverbUS /əˈkwɪts/
third-person singular of “acquit” — pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
(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 THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading What say you to flying along the road in my green and gold chariot?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
BEINGauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
CENTURIESnounUS /ˈsentʃəriz/
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
a period of 100 years
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
chariotnounUS /ˈtʃeriət/
a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
From this reading What say you to flying along the road in my green and gold chariot?
COXCOMBnoun
a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
DIALOGUEnounUS /ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ/
a conversation between two persons
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
EIGHTEENTHadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
FASHIONABLEadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
moving swiftly
From this reading What say you to flying along the road in my green and gold chariot?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
coins made of gold
From this reading What say you to flying along the road in my green and gold chariot?
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading What say you to flying along the road in my green and gold chariot?
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
HONOURABLYadverbUS /ˈɑːnərəbli/
with honor
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll make you a present of it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’ll make you a present of it.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
engage in
From this reading I’ll make you a present of it.
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I’ll make you a present of it.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading What say you to flying along the road in my green and gold chariot?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
Identical; not different.
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
express in words
From this reading What say you to flying along the road in my green and gold chariot?
Sdeath
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From this reading ‘Sdeath!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
SUBSTANCEnounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
suitableadjectiveUS /ˈsuːtəbəl/
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HERO ACQUITS HIMSELF HONOURABLY AS A COXCOMB.--A FINE LADY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, AND A FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE; THE SUBSTANCE OF FASHIONABLE DIALOGUE BEING IN ALL CENTURIES THE SAME.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What say you to flying along the road in my green and gold chariot?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I AM thinking, Morton,” said my uncle, “that if you are to go to town, you should go in a style suitable to your rank.
