used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
(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 A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Do you know, I never am what I ought to be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What?" asked Leavesley.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
Belinda
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, don't say that----" "My dear young lady----" "I mean I _ought_ to be perfectly miserable," said Miss Lambert with a charming smile, "but somehow I'm not.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading "Oh, don't say that----" "My dear young lady----" "I mean I _ought_ to be perfectly miserable," said Miss Lambert with a charming smile, "but somehow I'm not.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
dearly loved
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know, I never am what I ought to be.
don't
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From this reading "Oh, don't say that----" "My dear young lady----" "I mean I _ought_ to be perfectly miserable," said Miss Lambert with a charming smile, "but somehow I'm not.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
the act of departing
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
I'm
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From this reading "That I'm perfectly miserable."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know, I never am what I ought to be.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Oh, don't say that----" "My dear young lady----" "I mean I _ought_ to be perfectly miserable," said Miss Lambert with a charming smile, "but somehow I'm not.
LambertnounUS /ˈlæmbərt/
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
Leavesley
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From this reading "What?" asked Leavesley.
let's
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Oh, don't say that----" "My dear young lady----" "I mean I _ought_ to be perfectly miserable," said Miss Lambert with a charming smile, "but somehow I'm not.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading "That I'm perfectly miserable."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, don't say that----" "My dear young lady----" "I mean I _ought_ to be perfectly miserable," said Miss Lambert with a charming smile, "but somehow I'm not.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Do you know, I never am what I ought to be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, don't say that----" "My dear young lady----" "I mean I _ought_ to be perfectly miserable," said Miss Lambert with a charming smile, "but somehow I'm not.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Oh, don't say that----" "My dear young lady----" "I mean I _ought_ to be perfectly miserable," said Miss Lambert with a charming smile, "but somehow I'm not.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "That I'm perfectly miserable."
remindsverbUS /riˈmaɪndz/
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
removingverbUS /riˈmuːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
express in words
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Oh, don't say that----" "My dear young lady----" "I mean I _ought_ to be perfectly miserable," said Miss Lambert with a charming smile, "but somehow I'm not.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading "Oh, don't say that----" "My dear young lady----" "I mean I _ought_ to be perfectly miserable," said Miss Lambert with a charming smile, "but somehow I'm not.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
under-lip
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A COUNCIL OF THREE "Now, let's all be happy," said Miss Lambert; they had finished tea and Belinda was removing the things, "for I must be going in a minute, and I have such a lot of things to say--oh dear me, that reminds me," her under-lip fell slightly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?" asked Leavesley.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, don't say that----" "My dear young lady----" "I mean I _ought_ to be perfectly miserable," said Miss Lambert with a charming smile, "but somehow I'm not.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you know, I never am what I ought to be.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Oh, don't say that----" "My dear young lady----" "I mean I _ought_ to be perfectly miserable," said Miss Lambert with a charming smile, "but somehow I'm not.
