used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
acquaintanceshipnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsʃɪp/
a relationship less intimate than friendship
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
in addition
From this reading Also my snuffbox and a birch-rod."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, my spectacles--they are coming by the next train.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
associatedverbUS /əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd/
past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Father said you'd be in spectacles."
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said Miss Grimshaw.
birch-rod
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From this reading Also my snuffbox and a birch-rod."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Oh, my spectacles--they are coming by the next train.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Oh, my spectacles--they are coming by the next train.
conversedverbUS /kənˈvɜːrst/
past form of “converse” — carry on a conversation
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
Effie
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From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
familiaritynounUS /fəˌmɪˈljerəti/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Father said you'd be in spectacles."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
usually; as a rule
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
Grimshaw
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From this reading "I beg your pardon," said Miss Grimshaw.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said Miss Grimshaw.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Father said you'd be in spectacles."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
jocularitynoun
a feeling facetious merriment
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said Miss Grimshaw.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, my spectacles--they are coming by the next train.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Oh, my spectacles--they are coming by the next train.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, my spectacles--they are coming by the next train.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said Miss Grimshaw.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
rugnounUS /rʌɡ/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said Miss Grimshaw.
snuffboxnoun
a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket
From this reading Also my snuffbox and a birch-rod."
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
spectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
create by training and teaching
From this reading "Oh, my spectacles--they are coming by the next train.
tuckingverbUS /ˈtʌkɪŋ/
-ing form of “tuck” — fit snugly into
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
Where's
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From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
you'd
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From this reading "Father said you'd be in spectacles."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where's your spectacles?" asked Effie, after they had conversed for a while, tucking the rug round herself and speaking with the jocularity and familiarity which generally is associated with long acquaintanceship.
