used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I mean,” said Mr. Bentley, after a short pause, and making a desperate rush, like a cart-horse at a fence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why, Madame Floriani?” asked the incumbent, trembling.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I mean,” said Mr. Bentley, after a short pause, and making a desperate rush, like a cart-horse at a fence.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
Bentley
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From this reading “I mean,” said Mr. Bentley, after a short pause, and making a desperate rush, like a cart-horse at a fence.
cannot
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From this reading “I mean, that we Protestant clergy may marry, and the Romanist priest cannot.”
cart-horse
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From this reading “I mean,” said Mr. Bentley, after a short pause, and making a desperate rush, like a cart-horse at a fence.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
clergynounUS /ˈklɜːrdʒi/
in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
From this reading “I mean, that we Protestant clergy may marry, and the Romanist priest cannot.”
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “I mean,” said Mr. Bentley, after a short pause, and making a desperate rush, like a cart-horse at a fence.
don't
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From this reading “Yes, that is true; and I don’t like married priests,” said Rosa quietly.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
enclose with a fence
From this reading “I mean,” said Mr. Bentley, after a short pause, and making a desperate rush, like a cart-horse at a fence.
Floriani
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From this reading “Why, Madame Floriani?” asked the incumbent, trembling.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I mean,” said Mr. Bentley, after a short pause, and making a desperate rush, like a cart-horse at a fence.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
incumbentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkʌmbənt/
lying or leaning on something else
From this reading “Why, Madame Floriani?” asked the incumbent, trembling.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, that is true; and I don’t like married priests,” said Rosa quietly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I mean,” said Mr. Bentley, after a short pause, and making a desperate rush, like a cart-horse at a fence.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Why, Madame Floriani?” asked the incumbent, trembling.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “I mean,” said Mr. Bentley, after a short pause, and making a desperate rush, like a cart-horse at a fence.
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Yes, that is true; and I don’t like married priests,” said Rosa quietly.
take in marriage
From this reading “I mean, that we Protestant clergy may marry, and the Romanist priest cannot.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I mean, that we Protestant clergy may marry, and the Romanist priest cannot.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I mean,” said Mr. Bentley, after a short pause, and making a desperate rush, like a cart-horse at a fence.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I mean,” said Mr. Bentley, after a short pause, and making a desperate rush, like a cart-horse at a fence.
nestlingnounUS /ˈnestlɪŋ/
young bird not yet fledged
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “I mean,” said Mr. Bentley, after a short pause, and making a desperate rush, like a cart-horse at a fence.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “I mean, that we Protestant clergy may marry, and the Romanist priest cannot.”
priestsnounUS /priːsts/
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “Yes, that is true; and I don’t like married priests,” said Rosa quietly.
ProtestantnounUS /ˈprɑːtəstənt/
an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading “I mean, that we Protestant clergy may marry, and the Romanist priest cannot.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
with low volume
From this reading “Yes, that is true; and I don’t like married priests,” said Rosa quietly.
Romanistadjective
of or relating to or supporting Romanism
From this reading “I mean, that we Protestant clergy may marry, and the Romanist priest cannot.”
RosanounUS /ˈroʊzə/
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
move hurridly
From this reading “I mean,” said Mr. Bentley, after a short pause, and making a desperate rush, like a cart-horse at a fence.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I mean,” said Mr. Bentley, after a short pause, and making a desperate rush, like a cart-horse at a fence.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “I mean,” said Mr. Bentley, after a short pause, and making a desperate rush, like a cart-horse at a fence.
tabouretnoun
a low stool in the shape of a drum
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I mean, that we Protestant clergy may marry, and the Romanist priest cannot.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I mean, that we Protestant clergy may marry, and the Romanist priest cannot.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “Why, Madame Floriani?” asked the incumbent, trembling.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “Yes, that is true; and I don’t like married priests,” said Rosa quietly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I mean, that we Protestant clergy may marry, and the Romanist priest cannot.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, Madame Floriani?” asked the incumbent, trembling.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, that is true; and I don’t like married priests,” said Rosa quietly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you please,” answered Rosa, nestling herself back in her easy chair, and putting up her feet on a tabouret.
