(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 Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I desire to rest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF DEATH.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF DEATH.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading And I desire to rest.
despatched
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
errornounUS /ˈerər/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
Haddon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
hastenverbUS /ˈheɪsən/
act or move at high speed
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
and nothing more
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
immediately past
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
for more time
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
social deportment
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
mid-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
not any; not one
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF DEATH.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading And I desire to rest.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
sightedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪtɪd/
able to see
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
TENNYSONnounUS /ˈtenɪsən/
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading TENNYSON.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF DEATH.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I desire to rest.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
unblest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
WedverbUS /wed/
take in marriage
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading Child, if it were thine error or thy crime, I care no longer, being all unblest; Wed whom thou wilt; but I am sick of time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Haddon Hall was sighted by the two travellers just before mid-day, and long before they reached it Manners had been despatched in great haste to hasten them forward with the news that the poor father was almost at his last gasp.
