addressingverbUS /əˈdresɪŋ/
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I must have met them; or at least they must have seen my horses at the gate."
Ballough
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From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
chambersnounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not think it, Ballough," said the earl.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading "I must have met them; or at least they must have seen my horses at the gate."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
Gowrie
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From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I must have met them; or at least they must have seen my horses at the gate."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "I must have met them; or at least they must have seen my horses at the gate."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I do not think it, Ballough," said the earl.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I must have met them; or at least they must have seen my horses at the gate."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/
temporary living quarters
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
lordship's
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From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "They went the other way, my lord," said the man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "I must have met them; or at least they must have seen my horses at the gate."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must have met them; or at least they must have seen my horses at the gate."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not think it, Ballough," said the earl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I must have met them; or at least they must have seen my horses at the gate."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "They went the other way, my lord," said the man.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I must have met them; or at least they must have seen my horses at the gate."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
She's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
express in words
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I must have met them; or at least they must have seen my horses at the gate."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
usherverbUS /ˈʌʃər/
take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "They went the other way, my lord," said the man.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you tell me where I shall find my sister, Ballough?" said the Earl of Gowrie, addressing the usher of the queen's chambers, after he left the king.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She's gone out with her brother, my lord," replied the officer; "and I think they took their way to your lordship's lodgings."
