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From this reading And pray, what have you to propose to me?'7 "I have nothing to solicit, madam, but your patient attention."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
(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 (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And pray, what have you to propose to me?'7 "I have nothing to solicit, madam, but your patient attention."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have very few minutes to spare at present.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading And pray, what have you to propose to me?'7 "I have nothing to solicit, madam, but your patient attention."
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And pray, what have you to propose to me?'7 "I have nothing to solicit, madam, but your patient attention."
controllableadjectiveUS /kənˈtroʊləbəl/
capable of being controlled
From this reading "This preface, sir," (her motions less and less controllable,) "is needless.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
favourableadjective
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And pray, what have you to propose to me?'7 "I have nothing to solicit, madam, but your patient attention."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "This preface, sir," (her motions less and less controllable,) "is needless.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And pray, what have you to propose to me?'7 "I have nothing to solicit, madam, but your patient attention."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "This preface, sir," (her motions less and less controllable,) "is needless.
a woman of refinement
From this reading And pray, what have you to propose to me?'7 "I have nothing to solicit, madam, but your patient attention."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "With me, sir?
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
motionsnounUS /ˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “motion” — the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading "This preface, sir," (her motions less and less controllable,) "is needless.
needlessadjectiveUS /ˈniːdləs/
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading "This preface, sir," (her motions less and less controllable,) "is needless.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And pray, what have you to propose to me?'7 "I have nothing to solicit, madam, but your patient attention."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
a person who requires medical care
From this reading And pray, what have you to propose to me?'7 "I have nothing to solicit, madam, but your patient attention."
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading And pray, what have you to propose to me?'7 "I have nothing to solicit, madam, but your patient attention."
prefacenounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading "This preface, sir," (her motions less and less controllable,) "is needless.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I have very few minutes to spare at present.
proposeverbUS /prəˈpoʊz/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading And pray, what have you to propose to me?'7 "I have nothing to solicit, madam, but your patient attention."
restrainedadjectiveUS /riˈstreɪnd/
cool and formal in manner
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
cut with a saw
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
only a very short time before
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
term of address for a man
From this reading "With me, sir?
solicitverbUS /səˈlɪsɪt/
make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
From this reading And pray, what have you to propose to me?'7 "I have nothing to solicit, madam, but your patient attention."
refrain from harming
From this reading I have very few minutes to spare at present.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This preface, sir," (her motions less and less controllable,) "is needless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And pray, what have you to propose to me?'7 "I have nothing to solicit, madam, but your patient attention."
vehemencenounUS /ˈviːəməns/
intensity or forcefulness of expression
From this reading (I saw the rising vehemence could scarcely be restrained.) "I dare not hope for your favourable ear: all I ask is an audience from you of a few minutes."
precisely as stated
From this reading I have very few minutes to spare at present.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And pray, what have you to propose to me?'7 "I have nothing to solicit, madam, but your patient attention."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With me, sir?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And pray, what have you to propose to me?'7 "I have nothing to solicit, madam, but your patient attention."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And pray, what have you to propose to me?'7 "I have nothing to solicit, madam, but your patient attention."
