787
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From this reading 787.
788
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From this reading 788.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
accentnounUS /əkˈsent/
distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading I suppose, replied the wit, he’s trying to catch the English accent.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
antiquesnounUS /ænˈtiːks/
plural of “antique” — an elderly man
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
any thing at all
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
a youthful male person
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I suppose, replied the wit, he’s trying to catch the English accent.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
Curran
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From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
else
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From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading I suppose, replied the wit, he’s trying to catch the English accent.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
a man of refinement
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
he's
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From this reading I suppose, replied the wit, he’s trying to catch the English accent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose, replied the wit, he’s trying to catch the English accent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
and nothing more
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
on one occasion
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
perpetuallyadverbUS /pərˈpetʃuːəli/
everlastingly; for all time
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading I suppose, replied the wit, he’s trying to catch the English accent.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
summersnounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose, replied the wit, he’s trying to catch the English accent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I suppose, replied the wit, he’s trying to catch the English accent.
thrustingnounUS /ˈθrʌstɪŋ/
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I suppose, replied the wit, he’s trying to catch the English accent.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
hard to endure
From this reading I suppose, replied the wit, he’s trying to catch the English accent.
urchinnounUS /ˈɜːrtʃən/
poor and often mischievous city child
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
precisely as stated
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mr. Curran was once asked, what an Irish gentleman, just arrived in England, could mean by perpetually putting out his tongue?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading I suppose, replied the wit, he’s trying to catch the English accent.
an affirmative
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Have you anything else old? said an English lady at Rome, to a boy of whom she had bought some modern antiques; Yes, said the young urchin, thrusting forward his hat, which had seen some dozen summers, my hat is very old.
