used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
having companions or an escort
From this reading Early next morning Mannering mounted his horse and, accompanied by his servant, took the road to Ellangowan.
(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 They told me, by the sentence of the law, They had commission to seize all thy fortune.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early next morning Mannering mounted his horse and, accompanied by his servant, took the road to Ellangowan.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They told me, by the sentence of the law, They had commission to seize all thy fortune.
commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading They told me, by the sentence of the law, They had commission to seize all thy fortune.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early next morning Mannering mounted his horse and, accompanied by his servant, took the road to Ellangowan.
Ellangowan
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From this reading Early next morning Mannering mounted his horse and, accompanied by his servant, took the road to Ellangowan.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading They told me, by the sentence of the law, They had commission to seize all thy fortune.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They told me, by the sentence of the law, They had commission to seize all thy fortune.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Early next morning Mannering mounted his horse and, accompanied by his servant, took the road to Ellangowan.
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Early next morning Mannering mounted his horse and, accompanied by his servant, took the road to Ellangowan.
inquireverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪr/
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading He had no need to inquire the way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
jestsnounUS /dʒests/
plural of “jest” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading They told me, by the sentence of the law, They had commission to seize all thy fortune.
Lording
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From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
Mannering
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From this reading Early next morning Mannering mounted his horse and, accompanied by his servant, took the road to Ellangowan.
massy
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From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They told me, by the sentence of the law, They had commission to seize all thy fortune.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early next morning Mannering mounted his horse and, accompanied by his servant, took the road to Ellangowan.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Early next morning Mannering mounted his horse and, accompanied by his servant, took the road to Ellangowan.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading He had no need to inquire the way.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Early next morning Mannering mounted his horse and, accompanied by his servant, took the road to Ellangowan.
not any; not one
From this reading He had no need to inquire the way.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They told me, by the sentence of the law, They had commission to seize all thy fortune.
ornamentsnounUS /ˈɔːrnəmənts/
plural of “ornament” — something used to beautify
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
OTWAY
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From this reading OTWAY.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Early next morning Mannering mounted his horse and, accompanied by his servant, took the road to Ellangowan.
ruffiannoun
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
salenounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
seizeverbUS /siːz/
take hold of; grab
From this reading They told me, by the sentence of the law, They had commission to seize all thy fortune.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading They told me, by the sentence of the law, They had commission to seize all thy fortune.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Early next morning Mannering mounted his horse and, accompanied by his servant, took the road to Ellangowan.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
ta'en
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From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They told me, by the sentence of the law, They had commission to seize all thy fortune.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They told me, by the sentence of the law, They had commission to seize all thy fortune.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading They told me, by the sentence of the law, They had commission to seize all thy fortune.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They told me, by the sentence of the law, They had commission to seize all thy fortune.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading They told me, by the sentence of the law, They had commission to seize all thy fortune.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Early next morning Mannering mounted his horse and, accompanied by his servant, took the road to Ellangowan.
TumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
undoingnounUS /ənˈduːɪŋ/
an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
villainousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪlənəs/
extremely wicked
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He had no need to inquire the way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here stood a ruffian with a horrid face, Lording it o'er a pile of massy plate, Tumbled into a heap for public sale; There was another, making villainous jests At thy undoing; he had ta'en possession Of all thy ancient most domestic ornaments.
