used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _mon camarade_, and do you call yourself a man, prying into Madam Fortune's good graces?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _mon camarade_, and do you call yourself a man, prying into Madam Fortune's good graces?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What for you wear that face of parchment when I come to preside over the hand-grip, and to bless, and to be the good fairy?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why, she has starved you, the jade, she has given you the prison fare, she has been a vampire to you, _mon_ colonel.
give a benediction to
From this reading What for you wear that face of parchment when I come to preside over the hand-grip, and to bless, and to be the good fairy?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By gar!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _mon camarade_, and do you call yourself a man, prying into Madam Fortune's good graces?
camarade
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From this reading _mon camarade_, and do you call yourself a man, prying into Madam Fortune's good graces?
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Why, she has starved you, the jade, she has given you the prison fare, she has been a vampire to you, _mon_ colonel.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading What for you wear that face of parchment when I come to preside over the hand-grip, and to bless, and to be the good fairy?
DESTINYnounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading MARGARET'S HAPPY DESTINY.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _mon camarade_, and do you call yourself a man, prying into Madam Fortune's good graces?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading What for you wear that face of parchment when I come to preside over the hand-grip, and to bless, and to be the good fairy?
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading What for you wear that face of parchment when I come to preside over the hand-grip, and to bless, and to be the good fairy?
farenounUS /fer/
an agenda of things to do
From this reading Why, she has starved you, the jade, she has given you the prison fare, she has been a vampire to you, _mon_ colonel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What for you wear that face of parchment when I come to preside over the hand-grip, and to bless, and to be the good fairy?
Fortune'snounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
possessive form of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading _mon camarade_, and do you call yourself a man, prying into Madam Fortune's good graces?
garnounUS /ɡɑːr/
primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
From this reading "By gar!
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Why, she has starved you, the jade, she has given you the prison fare, she has been a vampire to you, _mon_ colonel.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _mon camarade_, and do you call yourself a man, prying into Madam Fortune's good graces?
gracesnounUS /ˈɡreɪsɪz/
plural of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading _mon camarade_, and do you call yourself a man, prying into Madam Fortune's good graces?
hand-grip
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From this reading What for you wear that face of parchment when I come to preside over the hand-grip, and to bless, and to be the good fairy?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading MARGARET'S HAPPY DESTINY.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, she has starved you, the jade, she has given you the prison fare, she has been a vampire to you, _mon_ colonel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What for you wear that face of parchment when I come to preside over the hand-grip, and to bless, and to be the good fairy?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _mon camarade_, and do you call yourself a man, prying into Madam Fortune's good graces?
jadenounUS /dʒeɪd/
a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
From this reading Why, she has starved you, the jade, she has given you the prison fare, she has been a vampire to you, _mon_ colonel.
a woman of refinement
From this reading _mon camarade_, and do you call yourself a man, prying into Madam Fortune's good graces?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _mon camarade_, and do you call yourself a man, prying into Madam Fortune's good graces?
MARGARET'S
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From this reading MARGARET'S HAPPY DESTINY.
monnounUS /moʊn/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading _mon camarade_, and do you call yourself a man, prying into Madam Fortune's good graces?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What for you wear that face of parchment when I come to preside over the hand-grip, and to bless, and to be the good fairy?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading What for you wear that face of parchment when I come to preside over the hand-grip, and to bless, and to be the good fairy?
parchmentnounUS /ˈpɑːrtʃ.mənt/
A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, used for writing.
From this reading What for you wear that face of parchment when I come to preside over the hand-grip, and to bless, and to be the good fairy?
presideverbUS /prɪˈzaɪd/
act as president
From this reading What for you wear that face of parchment when I come to preside over the hand-grip, and to bless, and to be the good fairy?
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Why, she has starved you, the jade, she has given you the prison fare, she has been a vampire to you, _mon_ colonel.
pryingnounUS /ˈpraɪɪŋ/
offensive inquisitiveness
From this reading _mon camarade_, and do you call yourself a man, prying into Madam Fortune's good graces?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, she has starved you, the jade, she has given you the prison fare, she has been a vampire to you, _mon_ colonel.
starvedadjectiveUS /stɑːrvd/
suffering from lack of food
From this reading Why, she has starved you, the jade, she has given you the prison fare, she has been a vampire to you, _mon_ colonel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What for you wear that face of parchment when I come to preside over the hand-grip, and to bless, and to be the good fairy?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, she has starved you, the jade, she has given you the prison fare, she has been a vampire to you, _mon_ colonel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, she has starved you, the jade, she has given you the prison fare, she has been a vampire to you, _mon_ colonel.
vampirenounUS /ˈvæmpaɪr/
(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
From this reading Why, she has starved you, the jade, she has given you the prison fare, she has been a vampire to you, _mon_ colonel.
be dressed in
From this reading What for you wear that face of parchment when I come to preside over the hand-grip, and to bless, and to be the good fairy?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What for you wear that face of parchment when I come to preside over the hand-grip, and to bless, and to be the good fairy?
at the time that
From this reading What for you wear that face of parchment when I come to preside over the hand-grip, and to bless, and to be the good fairy?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, she has starved you, the jade, she has given you the prison fare, she has been a vampire to you, _mon_ colonel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _mon camarade_, and do you call yourself a man, prying into Madam Fortune's good graces?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading _mon camarade_, and do you call yourself a man, prying into Madam Fortune's good graces?
