used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I must confess your offer is the best, And let your father make her the assurance, She is your own.”
assurancenounUS /əˈʃʊrəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “I must confess your offer is the best, And let your father make her the assurance, She is your own.”
make certain of
From this reading He of both That can assure _my nieces_ greatest dower, Shall have her love.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “I must confess your offer is the best, And let your father make her the assurance, She is your own.”
the two together, not just one
From this reading He of both That can assure _my nieces_ greatest dower, Shall have her love.”
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He of both That can assure _my nieces_ greatest dower, Shall have her love.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
compoundnounUS /ˈkɑːmpaʊnd/
a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
From this reading “Content you, gentlemen, I'll compound this strife....
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “I must confess your offer is the best, And let your father make her the assurance, She is your own.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “Content you, gentlemen, I'll compound this strife....
your usual mood
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
dowernounUS /daʊr/
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
From this reading He of both That can assure _my nieces_ greatest dower, Shall have her love.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “I must confess your offer is the best, And let your father make her the assurance, She is your own.”
fittingadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪŋ/
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “Content you, gentlemen, I'll compound this strife....
highest in quality
From this reading He of both That can assure _my nieces_ greatest dower, Shall have her love.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He of both That can assure _my nieces_ greatest dower, Shall have her love.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He of both That can assure _my nieces_ greatest dower, Shall have her love.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He of both That can assure _my nieces_ greatest dower, Shall have her love.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must confess your offer is the best, And let your father make her the assurance, She is your own.”
I'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Content you, gentlemen, I'll compound this strife....
indexnounUS /ˈɪndeks/
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I must confess your offer is the best, And let your father make her the assurance, She is your own.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I must confess your offer is the best, And let your father make her the assurance, She is your own.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He of both That can assure _my nieces_ greatest dower, Shall have her love.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
engage in
From this reading “I must confess your offer is the best, And let your father make her the assurance, She is your own.”
Markham
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must confess your offer is the best, And let your father make her the assurance, She is your own.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He of both That can assure _my nieces_ greatest dower, Shall have her love.”
niecesnounUS /ˈniːsɪz/
plural of “niece” — a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading He of both That can assure _my nieces_ greatest dower, Shall have her love.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He of both That can assure _my nieces_ greatest dower, Shall have her love.”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “I must confess your offer is the best, And let your father make her the assurance, She is your own.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “I must confess your offer is the best, And let your father make her the assurance, She is your own.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
profaneadjectiveUS /proʊˈfeɪn/
characterized by profanity or cursing
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading He of both That can assure _my nieces_ greatest dower, Shall have her love.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I must confess your offer is the best, And let your father make her the assurance, She is your own.”
Shrewnoun
a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
From this reading --_Taming of the Shrew_.
strifenounUS /straɪf/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading “Content you, gentlemen, I'll compound this strife....
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
TamingverbUS /ˈteɪmɪŋ/
-ing form of “tame” — correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading --_Taming of the Shrew_.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
tell-tale
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He of both That can assure _my nieces_ greatest dower, Shall have her love.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I must confess your offer is the best, And let your father make her the assurance, She is your own.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
an old word for “yours”
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Content you, gentlemen, I'll compound this strife....
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
tracesnounUS /ˈtreɪsəz/
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
in the company of; together with
From this reading POOR pretty little Lucy Markham! what business had tears to come and profane, with their tell-tale traces, that bright, merry face of thine--fitting index to thy warm heart and sunny disposition!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Content you, gentlemen, I'll compound this strife....
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I must confess your offer is the best, And let your father make her the assurance, She is your own.”
