used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
Alix
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From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
AMAZINGadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would spread about the ship like fire and would be whispered over taffrails, in galleys, and in stokehole.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, having made the discovery, I promised myself some interest in watching the course of the rumour.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But, to my surprise, I could observe no signs of this flight of gossip.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading But, having made the discovery, I promised myself some interest in watching the course of the rumour.
the act of discovering something
From this reading But, having made the discovery, I promised myself some interest in watching the course of the rumour.
divulgedverbUS /dɪˈvʌldʒd/
past form of “divulge” — make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
start firing a weapon
From this reading It would spread about the ship like fire and would be whispered over taffrails, in galleys, and in stokehole.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading But, to my surprise, I could observe no signs of this flight of gossip.
Frederic
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From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
galleysnounUS /ˈɡæliz/
plural of “galley” — a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading It would spread about the ship like fire and would be whispered over taffrails, in galleys, and in stokehole.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
gossipnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəp/
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
Hochburg
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From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
identifiedadjectiveUS /aɪˈdentəfaɪd/
having the identity known or established
From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading But, having made the discovery, I promised myself some interest in watching the course of the rumour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But, having made the discovery, I promised myself some interest in watching the course of the rumour.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
Morland
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From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
a form of address for a man
From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But, having made the discovery, I promised myself some interest in watching the course of the rumour.
information about recent and important events
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
not any; not one
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading But, to my surprise, I could observe no signs of this flight of gossip.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It would spread about the ship like fire and would be whispered over taffrails, in galleys, and in stokehole.
ParisianadjectiveUS /pərˈɪʒən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants
From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading But, having made the discovery, I promised myself some interest in watching the course of the rumour.
PROPOSITIONnounUS /ˌprɑːpəˈzɪʃən/
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
rumournounUS /ˈruːmər/
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading But, having made the discovery, I promised myself some interest in watching the course of the rumour.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
transport commercially
From this reading It would spread about the ship like fire and would be whispered over taffrails, in galleys, and in stokehole.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading But, to my surprise, I could observe no signs of this flight of gossip.
singernounUS /ˈsɪŋər/
a person who sings
From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But, having made the discovery, I promised myself some interest in watching the course of the rumour.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading It would spread about the ship like fire and would be whispered over taffrails, in galleys, and in stokehole.
stokeholenoun
(nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
From this reading It would spread about the ship like fire and would be whispered over taffrails, in galleys, and in stokehole.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading But, to my surprise, I could observe no signs of this flight of gossip.
taffrails
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From this reading It would spread about the ship like fire and would be whispered over taffrails, in galleys, and in stokehole.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But, to my surprise, I could observe no signs of this flight of gossip.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
Trebizond
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From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading But, having made the discovery, I promised myself some interest in watching the course of the rumour.
well-knownadjectiveUS /ˈwelˈnoʊn/
widely or fully known
From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading It would spread about the ship like fire and would be whispered over taffrails, in galleys, and in stokehole.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN AMAZING PROPOSITION As I had said, it was no business of mine, and, having divulged my news, I was in no haste to go about with it like a common gossip.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would spread about the ship like fire and would be whispered over taffrails, in galleys, and in stokehole.
Yvonne
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From this reading That Prince Frederic of Hochburg was Mr. Morland, and that Miss Morland was Princess Alix, I was as assured as that I had identified in my patient the well-known Parisian singer Yvonne Trebizond.
