(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading These words my mistress addressed to me shortly after Richard Burke and I had returned.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading These words my mistress addressed to me shortly after Richard Burke and I had returned.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading I had not anticipated, however, that it would be this.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had not anticipated, however, that it would be this.
BurkenounUS /bɜːrk/
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading These words my mistress addressed to me shortly after Richard Burke and I had returned.
Desmond
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From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
expresslyadverbUS /ekˈspresli/
with specific intentions; for the express purpose
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These words my mistress addressed to me shortly after Richard Burke and I had returned.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I had not anticipated, however, that it would be this.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading “OUR NATURAL LEADER.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading These words my mistress addressed to me shortly after Richard Burke and I had returned.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading These words my mistress addressed to me shortly after Richard Burke and I had returned.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading “OUR NATURAL LEADER.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not anticipated, however, that it would be this.
O'Malley
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From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “OUR NATURAL LEADER.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading These words my mistress addressed to me shortly after Richard Burke and I had returned.
Richard
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From this reading These words my mistress addressed to me shortly after Richard Burke and I had returned.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
for a short time
From this reading These words my mistress addressed to me shortly after Richard Burke and I had returned.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
express in speech
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These words my mistress addressed to me shortly after Richard Burke and I had returned.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had not anticipated, however, that it would be this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading She and I were alone, and, indeed, she had sent for me expressly, so that I knew it was of some matter of importance she wished to speak to me.
the words that are spoken
From this reading These words my mistress addressed to me shortly after Richard Burke and I had returned.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had not anticipated, however, that it would be this.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The Earl of Desmond,” said Grace O’Malley to me, “is our natural leader against the English, and I wish you to go and see him.”
