used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I really can't see why the plague I should bore myself about it.
Alice
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From this reading "Respect the dead," said Lady Alice, looking down with a dry severity on the table.
any thing at all
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Green Chamber at Marlowe.
BaronetnounUS /ˈberənət/
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
cause to be bored
From this reading I really can't see why the plague I should bore myself about it.
can't
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From this reading I really can't see why the plague I should bore myself about it.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading The Green Chamber at Marlowe.
chucklenounUS /ˈtʃʌkəl/
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Respect the dead," said Lady Alice, looking down with a dry severity on the table.
don't
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From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Respect the dead," said Lady Alice, looking down with a dry severity on the table.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "Respect the dead," said Lady Alice, looking down with a dry severity on the table.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading You know your pew in the middle of the gallery, with that painted hatchment thing, you know...."
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The Green Chamber at Marlowe.
hatchment
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From this reading You know your pew in the middle of the gallery, with that painted hatchment thing, you know...."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know your pew in the middle of the gallery, with that painted hatchment thing, you know...."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Respect the dead," said Lady Alice, looking down with a dry severity on the table.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Respect the dead," said Lady Alice, looking down with a dry severity on the table.
MarlowenounUS /ˈmɑːrloʊ/
English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
From this reading The Green Chamber at Marlowe.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading You know your pew in the middle of the gallery, with that painted hatchment thing, you know...."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I really can't see why the plague I should bore myself about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You know your pew in the middle of the gallery, with that painted hatchment thing, you know...."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Respect the dead," said Lady Alice, looking down with a dry severity on the table.
coated with paint
From this reading You know your pew in the middle of the gallery, with that painted hatchment thing, you know...."
pewnounUS /pjuː/
long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
From this reading You know your pew in the middle of the gallery, with that painted hatchment thing, you know...."
plagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading I really can't see why the plague I should bore myself about it.
on the contrary
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I really can't see why the plague I should bore myself about it.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading "Respect the dead," said Lady Alice, looking down with a dry severity on the table.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
express in words
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I really can't see why the plague I should bore myself about it.
severitynounUS /sɪˈverɪti/
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
From this reading "Respect the dead," said Lady Alice, looking down with a dry severity on the table.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I really can't see why the plague I should bore myself about it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Respect the dead," said Lady Alice, looking down with a dry severity on the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You know your pew in the middle of the gallery, with that painted hatchment thing, you know...."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Green Chamber at Marlowe.
in or at that place or location
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
a special situation
From this reading You know your pew in the middle of the gallery, with that painted hatchment thing, you know...."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I really can't see why the plague I should bore myself about it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So the Baronet, with a rather dreary chuckle, said:-- "I don't think, to say truth, there is anything in it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know your pew in the middle of the gallery, with that painted hatchment thing, you know...."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know your pew in the middle of the gallery, with that painted hatchment thing, you know...."
