used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I renounce your defiance; if you parley so roughly I'll barricade my gates against you.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! how little we ought to jest with futurity!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
barricadenounUS /ˈbærəkeɪd/
a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
From this reading I renounce your defiance; if you parley so roughly I'll barricade my gates against you.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Do you see yon bay window?
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Storm, I care not, serving the good Duke of Norfolk Merry Devil of Edmonton.
communicateverbUS /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪt/
transmit information
From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
defiancenounUS /dɪˈfaɪəns/
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading I renounce your defiance; if you parley so roughly I'll barricade my gates against you.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Storm, I care not, serving the good Duke of Norfolk Merry Devil of Edmonton.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you see yon bay window?
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Storm, I care not, serving the good Duke of Norfolk Merry Devil of Edmonton.
EdmontonnounUS /ˈedməntən/
the capital of the province of Alberta
From this reading Storm, I care not, serving the good Duke of Norfolk Merry Devil of Edmonton.
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
futuritynoun
the time yet to come
From this reading Alas! how little we ought to jest with futurity!
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading I renounce your defiance; if you parley so roughly I'll barricade my gates against you.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Storm, I care not, serving the good Duke of Norfolk Merry Devil of Edmonton.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
how
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From this reading Alas! how little we ought to jest with futurity!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I renounce your defiance; if you parley so roughly I'll barricade my gates against you.
I'll
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From this reading I renounce your defiance; if you parley so roughly I'll barricade my gates against you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I renounce your defiance; if you parley so roughly I'll barricade my gates against you.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Alas! how little we ought to jest with futurity!
JULIA
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From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
and nothing more
From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Alas! how little we ought to jest with futurity!
MANNERING
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From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
MARCHMONT
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From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
MATILDA
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From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Storm, I care not, serving the good Duke of Norfolk Merry Devil of Edmonton.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I renounce your defiance; if you parley so roughly I'll barricade my gates against you.
NorfolknounUS /ˈnɔːrfək/
port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
From this reading Storm, I care not, serving the good Duke of Norfolk Merry Devil of Edmonton.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Storm, I care not, serving the good Duke of Norfolk Merry Devil of Edmonton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Storm, I care not, serving the good Duke of Norfolk Merry Devil of Edmonton.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Alas! how little we ought to jest with futurity!
parleynounUS /ˈpɑːrli/
a negotiation between enemies
From this reading I renounce your defiance; if you parley so roughly I'll barricade my gates against you.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
renounceverbUS /rɪˈnaʊns/
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
From this reading I renounce your defiance; if you parley so roughly I'll barricade my gates against you.
move upward
From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading I renounce your defiance; if you parley so roughly I'll barricade my gates against you.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Do you see yon bay window?
servingnounUS /ˈsɜːrvɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading Storm, I care not, serving the good Duke of Norfolk Merry Devil of Edmonton.
sick-bed
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From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I renounce your defiance; if you parley so roughly I'll barricade my gates against you.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Storm, I care not, serving the good Duke of Norfolk Merry Devil of Edmonton.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Storm, I care not, serving the good Duke of Norfolk Merry Devil of Edmonton.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Alas! how little we ought to jest with futurity!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading JULIA MANNERING to MATILDA MARCHMONT 'I rise from a sick-bed, my dearest Matilda, to communicate the strange and frightful scenes which have just passed.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Do you see yon bay window?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alas! how little we ought to jest with futurity!
yonadjectiveUS /jɑːn/
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading Do you see yon bay window?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I renounce your defiance; if you parley so roughly I'll barricade my gates against you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I renounce your defiance; if you parley so roughly I'll barricade my gates against you.
