used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Still I admit I allowed all the fools on the _Caribbeania_ to think I was also such a fool as to be married.
anew
From this reading I will not bother you again, Miss Brown, I will keep out of your way as much as possible on the boat.
(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 Still I admit I allowed all the fools on the _Caribbeania_ to think I was also such a fool as to be married.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Still I admit I allowed all the fools on the _Caribbeania_ to think I was also such a fool as to be married.
in addition
From this reading Still I admit I allowed all the fools on the _Caribbeania_ to think I was also such a fool as to be married.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Miss Brown was mollified, and when she spoke again it was like the angel Gabriel sympathising with the difficulties of a beetle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still I admit I allowed all the fools on the _Caribbeania_ to think I was also such a fool as to be married.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
beetlenounUS /ˈbiːtəl/
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
From this reading Miss Brown was mollified, and when she spoke again it was like the angel Gabriel sympathising with the difficulties of a beetle.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading I will not bother you again, Miss Brown, I will keep out of your way as much as possible on the boat.
botherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading I will not bother you again, Miss Brown, I will keep out of your way as much as possible on the boat.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading I will not bother you again, Miss Brown, I will keep out of your way as much as possible on the boat.
Caribbeania
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From this reading Still I admit I allowed all the fools on the _Caribbeania_ to think I was also such a fool as to be married.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Miss Brown was mollified, and when she spoke again it was like the angel Gabriel sympathising with the difficulties of a beetle.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Still I admit I allowed all the fools on the _Caribbeania_ to think I was also such a fool as to be married.
foolsnounUS /fuːlz/
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Still I admit I allowed all the fools on the _Caribbeania_ to think I was also such a fool as to be married.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading It’s only a fortnight.”
GabrielnounUS /ˈɡeɪbriəl/
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading Miss Brown was mollified, and when she spoke again it was like the angel Gabriel sympathising with the difficulties of a beetle.
hangedverbUS /hæŋd/
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
It's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s only a fortnight.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I will not bother you again, Miss Brown, I will keep out of your way as much as possible on the boat.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Miss Brown was mollified, and when she spoke again it was like the angel Gabriel sympathising with the difficulties of a beetle.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
joined in matrimony
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I will not bother you again, Miss Brown, I will keep out of your way as much as possible on the boat.
mollifiedverbUS /ˈmɑːləfaɪd/
inflected form of “mollify” — cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading Miss Brown was mollified, and when she spoke again it was like the angel Gabriel sympathising with the difficulties of a beetle.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I will not bother you again, Miss Brown, I will keep out of your way as much as possible on the boat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not bother you again, Miss Brown, I will keep out of your way as much as possible on the boat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will not bother you again, Miss Brown, I will keep out of your way as much as possible on the boat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Still I admit I allowed all the fools on the _Caribbeania_ to think I was also such a fool as to be married.
and nothing more
From this reading It’s only a fortnight.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I will not bother you again, Miss Brown, I will keep out of your way as much as possible on the boat.
by chance
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I will not bother you again, Miss Brown, I will keep out of your way as much as possible on the boat.
on the contrary
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
express in words
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Brown was mollified, and when she spoke again it was like the angel Gabriel sympathising with the difficulties of a beetle.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Miss Brown was mollified, and when she spoke again it was like the angel Gabriel sympathising with the difficulties of a beetle.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still I admit I allowed all the fools on the _Caribbeania_ to think I was also such a fool as to be married.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Still I admit I allowed all the fools on the _Caribbeania_ to think I was also such a fool as to be married.
sympathising
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From this reading Miss Brown was mollified, and when she spoke again it was like the angel Gabriel sympathising with the difficulties of a beetle.
express in words
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still I admit I allowed all the fools on the _Caribbeania_ to think I was also such a fool as to be married.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Still I admit I allowed all the fools on the _Caribbeania_ to think I was also such a fool as to be married.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
unmarriedadjectiveUS /ənˈmerid/
not married or related to the unmarried state
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still I admit I allowed all the fools on the _Caribbeania_ to think I was also such a fool as to be married.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I will not bother you again, Miss Brown, I will keep out of your way as much as possible on the boat.
at the time that
From this reading Miss Brown was mollified, and when she spoke again it was like the angel Gabriel sympathising with the difficulties of a beetle.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not bother you again, Miss Brown, I will keep out of your way as much as possible on the boat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is perhaps useless to say I am sorry, and worse than useless to tell you that I would rather die than be married, and that I would rather be hanged than live unmarried with a man.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will not bother you again, Miss Brown, I will keep out of your way as much as possible on the boat.
