AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all the pains I've taken to insure her presence, I should hate to disappoint you at the last minute."
(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 After all the pains I've taken to insure her presence, I should hate to disappoint you at the last minute."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After all the pains I've taken to insure her presence, I should hate to disappoint you at the last minute."
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading I must conduct her to her grotto.
declaimedverbUS /dɪˈkleɪmd/
past form of “declaim” — recite in elocution
From this reading UNVEILING THE PROPHETESS "'Tis the Veiled Prophetess of Destiny," declaimed Elfreda with dramatic intensity.
DestinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading UNVEILING THE PROPHETESS "'Tis the Veiled Prophetess of Destiny," declaimed Elfreda with dramatic intensity.
disappointverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/
fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
From this reading After all the pains I've taken to insure her presence, I should hate to disappoint you at the last minute."
dramaticadjectiveUS /drəˈmætɪk/
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading UNVEILING THE PROPHETESS "'Tis the Veiled Prophetess of Destiny," declaimed Elfreda with dramatic intensity.
Elfreda
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From this reading UNVEILING THE PROPHETESS "'Tis the Veiled Prophetess of Destiny," declaimed Elfreda with dramatic intensity.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "Excuse me, girls.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Excuse me, girls.
grottonounUS /ˈɡrɑːtoʊ/
a small cave (usually with attractive features)
From this reading I must conduct her to her grotto.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading After all the pains I've taken to insure her presence, I should hate to disappoint you at the last minute."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I must conduct her to her grotto.
hobbleverbUS /ˈhɑːbəl/
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must conduct her to her grotto.
I've
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From this reading After all the pains I've taken to insure her presence, I should hate to disappoint you at the last minute."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
insureverbUS /ˌɪnˈʃʊr/
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
From this reading After all the pains I've taken to insure her presence, I should hate to disappoint you at the last minute."
intensitynounUS /ɪnˈtensəti/
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading UNVEILING THE PROPHETESS "'Tis the Veiled Prophetess of Destiny," declaimed Elfreda with dramatic intensity.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
immediately past
From this reading After all the pains I've taken to insure her presence, I should hate to disappoint you at the last minute."
go away from a place
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
lurchverbUS /lɜːrtʃ/
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Excuse me, girls.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading After all the pains I've taken to insure her presence, I should hate to disappoint you at the last minute."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must conduct her to her grotto.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNVEILING THE PROPHETESS "'Tis the Veiled Prophetess of Destiny," declaimed Elfreda with dramatic intensity.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading After all the pains I've taken to insure her presence, I should hate to disappoint you at the last minute."
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading After all the pains I've taken to insure her presence, I should hate to disappoint you at the last minute."
PROPHETESSnounUS /ˈprɑːfətəs/
a woman prophet
From this reading UNVEILING THE PROPHETESS "'Tis the Veiled Prophetess of Destiny," declaimed Elfreda with dramatic intensity.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
respectfuladjectiveUS /rɪˈspektfəl/
full of or exhibiting respect
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading After all the pains I've taken to insure her presence, I should hate to disappoint you at the last minute."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading After all the pains I've taken to insure her presence, I should hate to disappoint you at the last minute."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNVEILING THE PROPHETESS "'Tis the Veiled Prophetess of Destiny," declaimed Elfreda with dramatic intensity.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading UNVEILING THE PROPHETESS "'Tis the Veiled Prophetess of Destiny," declaimed Elfreda with dramatic intensity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I must conduct her to her grotto.
UNVEILINGnounUS /ənˈveɪlɪŋ/
putting on display for the first time
From this reading UNVEILING THE PROPHETESS "'Tis the Veiled Prophetess of Destiny," declaimed Elfreda with dramatic intensity.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If she is not received with respectful ceremony, she is likely to hobble off to other fields and leave us in the lurch.
VeiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading UNVEILING THE PROPHETESS "'Tis the Veiled Prophetess of Destiny," declaimed Elfreda with dramatic intensity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading UNVEILING THE PROPHETESS "'Tis the Veiled Prophetess of Destiny," declaimed Elfreda with dramatic intensity.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After all the pains I've taken to insure her presence, I should hate to disappoint you at the last minute."
