used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
adjustmentnounUS /əˈdʒʌstmənt/
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading I wish my Tom was alive; he'd have piloted you straight to the _Gwenllian_.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
anwl
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From this reading Oh, anwl!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
consistingverbUS /kənˈsɪstɪŋ/
-ing form of “consist” — originate
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There! the sight of such a tidy, fresh-looking little country woman will do our pale-faced town people good.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Tell him he is the last man in the world I would expect to desert an old friend as he has done lately.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There! the sight of such a tidy, fresh-looking little country woman will do our pale-faced town people good.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Tell him he is the last man in the world I would expect to desert an old friend as he has done lately.
encouragingadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Tell him he is the last man in the world I would expect to desert an old friend as he has done lately.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
fresh-looking
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From this reading There! the sight of such a tidy, fresh-looking little country woman will do our pale-faced town people good.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Tell him he is the last man in the world I would expect to desert an old friend as he has done lately.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
Gethin
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From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
GWENLLIAN
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From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tell him he is the last man in the world I would expect to desert an old friend as he has done lately.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wish my Tom was alive; he'd have piloted you straight to the _Gwenllian_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tell him he is the last man in the world I would expect to desert an old friend as he has done lately.
he'd
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From this reading I wish my Tom was alive; he'd have piloted you straight to the _Gwenllian_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tell him he is the last man in the world I would expect to desert an old friend as he has done lately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tell him he is the last man in the world I would expect to desert an old friend as he has done lately.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tell him he is the last man in the world I would expect to desert an old friend as he has done lately.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
immediately past
From this reading Tell him he is the last man in the world I would expect to desert an old friend as he has done lately.
in the recent past
From this reading Tell him he is the last man in the world I would expect to desert an old friend as he has done lately.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There! the sight of such a tidy, fresh-looking little country woman will do our pale-faced town people good.
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 THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Tell him he is the last man in the world I would expect to desert an old friend as he has done lately.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wish my Tom was alive; he'd have piloted you straight to the _Gwenllian_.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, anwl!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Tell him he is the last man in the world I would expect to desert an old friend as he has done lately.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There! the sight of such a tidy, fresh-looking little country woman will do our pale-faced town people good.
pale-facedadjective
having a pale face
From this reading There! the sight of such a tidy, fresh-looking little country woman will do our pale-faced town people good.
patverbUS /pæt/
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There! the sight of such a tidy, fresh-looking little country woman will do our pale-faced town people good.
pilotedverbUS /ˈpaɪlətɪd/
past form of “pilot” — operate an airplane
From this reading I wish my Tom was alive; he'd have piloted you straight to the _Gwenllian_.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
Sara's
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From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
scoldingnounUS /ˈskoʊldɪŋ/
rebuking a person harshly
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading There! the sight of such a tidy, fresh-looking little country woman will do our pale-faced town people good.
successive (without a break)
From this reading I wish my Tom was alive; he'd have piloted you straight to the _Gwenllian_.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There! the sight of such a tidy, fresh-looking little country woman will do our pale-faced town people good.
sundryadjectiveUS /ˈsʌndri/
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
express in words
From this reading Tell him he is the last man in the world I would expect to desert an old friend as he has done lately.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
tidyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪdi/
marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
From this reading There! the sight of such a tidy, fresh-looking little country woman will do our pale-faced town people good.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
toiletnounUS /ˈtɔɪlət/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
male cat
From this reading I wish my Tom was alive; he'd have piloted you straight to the _Gwenllian_.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading There! the sight of such a tidy, fresh-looking little country woman will do our pale-faced town people good.
tugsnounUS /tʌɡz/
plural of “tug” — a sudden abrupt pull
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wish my Tom was alive; he'd have piloted you straight to the _Gwenllian_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There! the sight of such a tidy, fresh-looking little country woman will do our pale-faced town people good.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish my Tom was alive; he'd have piloted you straight to the _Gwenllian_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading There! the sight of such a tidy, fresh-looking little country woman will do our pale-faced town people good.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Tell him he is the last man in the world I would expect to desert an old friend as he has done lately.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Tell him he is the last man in the world I would expect to desert an old friend as he has done lately.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE MATE OF THE "GWENLLIAN" "There!" said Mrs. Jones next morning, as she gave Sara's toilet a finishing touch, consisting of sundry tugs of adjustment to the red mantle and an encouraging pat on the shoulders; "there! go 'long with you now and find your precious Gethin, and give him a good scolding from me.
