aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Heaven alone knows what fearful thing will happen to them then!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have an hour to spare, whilst my father has business with Sir William.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She must be got away; she must be hidden till the storm be overpast!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She must be got away; she must be hidden till the storm be overpast!
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I have an hour to spare, whilst my father has business with Sir William.
coloursnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
Dicon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading Heaven alone knows what fearful thing will happen to them then!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She must be got away; she must be hidden till the storm be overpast!
come to pass
From this reading Heaven alone knows what fearful thing will happen to them then!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Heaven alone knows what fearful thing will happen to them then!
not accessible to view
From this reading She must be got away; she must be hidden till the storm be overpast!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I have an hour to spare, whilst my father has business with Sir William.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have an hour to spare, whilst my father has business with Sir William.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Heaven alone knows what fearful thing will happen to them then!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Dicon, let me have speech with Mary!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
maidsnounUS /meɪdz/
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Dicon, let me have speech with Mary!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dicon, let me have speech with Mary!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must be got away; she must be hidden till the storm be overpast!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
overpast
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From this reading She must be got away; she must be hidden till the storm be overpast!
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must be got away; she must be hidden till the storm be overpast!
term of address for a man
From this reading I have an hour to spare, whilst my father has business with Sir William.
refrain from harming
From this reading I have an hour to spare, whilst my father has business with Sir William.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Dicon, let me have speech with Mary!
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading She must be got away; she must be hidden till the storm be overpast!
Taunton
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From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Heaven alone knows what fearful thing will happen to them then!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Heaven alone knows what fearful thing will happen to them then!
a special situation
From this reading Heaven alone knows what fearful thing will happen to them then!
up to a particular time
From this reading She must be got away; she must be hidden till the storm be overpast!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heaven alone knows what fearful thing will happen to them then!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Heaven alone knows what fearful thing will happen to them then!
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading I have an hour to spare, whilst my father has business with Sir William.
which person or people
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _THE TERRIBLE JUDGE._ "Dicon, my father says he has heard that that terrible man will have up Miss Blake and the Taunton maids who made and presented the colours.
William
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From this reading I have an hour to spare, whilst my father has business with Sir William.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dicon, let me have speech with Mary!
