used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "All is not much, sir," said Philip Feltram, entering the room again, the door of which he had half closed after him.
anew
From this reading "All is not much, sir," said Philip Feltram, entering the room again, the door of which he had half closed after him.
(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 Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Message from Cloostedd "Come back, Feltram; come back, Philip!" cried Sir Bale hastily.
BalenounUS /beɪl/
a large bundle bound for storage or transport
From this reading The Message from Cloostedd "Come back, Feltram; come back, Philip!" cried Sir Bale hastily.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
can't
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From this reading "Let us talk, can't we?
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
Cloostedd
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From this reading The Message from Cloostedd "Come back, Feltram; come back, Philip!" cried Sir Bale hastily.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading "All is not much, sir," said Philip Feltram, entering the room again, the door of which he had half closed after him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Message from Cloostedd "Come back, Feltram; come back, Philip!" cried Sir Bale hastily.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The Message from Cloostedd "Come back, Feltram; come back, Philip!" cried Sir Bale hastily.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "All is not much, sir," said Philip Feltram, entering the room again, the door of which he had half closed after him.
a movement into or inward
From this reading "All is not much, sir," said Philip Feltram, entering the room again, the door of which he had half closed after him.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
Feltram
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From this reading The Message from Cloostedd "Come back, Feltram; come back, Philip!" cried Sir Bale hastily.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
foretellverbUS /fɔːrˈtel/
foreshadow or presage
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Message from Cloostedd "Come back, Feltram; come back, Philip!" cried Sir Bale hastily.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "All is not much, sir," said Philip Feltram, entering the room again, the door of which he had half closed after him.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "All is not much, sir," said Philip Feltram, entering the room again, the door of which he had half closed after him.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading The Message from Cloostedd "Come back, Feltram; come back, Philip!" cried Sir Bale hastily.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All is not much, sir," said Philip Feltram, entering the room again, the door of which he had half closed after him.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
Heckleston
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From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "All is not much, sir," said Philip Feltram, entering the room again, the door of which he had half closed after him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All is not much, sir," said Philip Feltram, entering the room again, the door of which he had half closed after him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
go away from a place
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
lendverbUS /lend/
bestow a quality on
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us talk, can't we?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading The Message from Cloostedd "Come back, Feltram; come back, Philip!" cried Sir Bale hastily.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "All is not much, sir," said Philip Feltram, entering the room again, the door of which he had half closed after him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "All is not much, sir," said Philip Feltram, entering the room again, the door of which he had half closed after him.
not divisible by two
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "All is not much, sir," said Philip Feltram, entering the room again, the door of which he had half closed after him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading The Message from Cloostedd "Come back, Feltram; come back, Philip!" cried Sir Bale hastily.
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
racesnounUS /ˈreɪsəz/
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "All is not much, sir," said Philip Feltram, entering the room again, the door of which he had half closed after him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All is not much, sir," said Philip Feltram, entering the room again, the door of which he had half closed after him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
term of address for a man
From this reading The Message from Cloostedd "Come back, Feltram; come back, Philip!" cried Sir Bale hastily.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Let us talk, can't we?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Message from Cloostedd "Come back, Feltram; come back, Philip!" cried Sir Bale hastily.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
to-day
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From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us talk, can't we?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Let us talk, can't we?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "All is not much, sir," said Philip Feltram, entering the room again, the door of which he had half closed after him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
winnersnounUS /ˈwɪnərz/
plural of “winner” — the contestant who wins the contest
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "In the forest of Cloostedd I met to-day some people, one of whom can foretell events, and told me the names of the winners of the first three races at Heckleston, and gave me this purse, with leave to lend you so much money as you care to stake upon the races.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come and talk this odd business over a little; you must have mistaken what I meant; I should like to hear all about it."
