used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
accountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
BargainnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡən/
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
couldn't
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From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
ENCOURAGINGadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading * * * ENCOURAGING _He:_ "My train goes in fifteen minutes.
to come or go into
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading * * * ENCOURAGING _He:_ "My train goes in fifteen minutes.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
for a limitless time
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading * * * ENCOURAGING _He:_ "My train goes in fifteen minutes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * ENCOURAGING _He:_ "My train goes in fifteen minutes.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
Jane
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From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
apprehended with certainty
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
go away from a place
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
a female domestic
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading * * * ENCOURAGING _He:_ "My train goes in fifteen minutes.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
a form of address for a man
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
rist
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From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
Shure
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From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
sindnounUS /sɪnd/
a region of southeastern Pakistan
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
SOLUTIONnounUS /səˈluːʃən/
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
carry out
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
create by training and teaching
From this reading * * * ENCOURAGING _He:_ "My train goes in fifteen minutes.
unopenedadjectiveUS /əˈnoʊpənd/
not yet opened or unsealed
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Mr. Bargain:_ "Which I shall enter in my accounts as 'Hush Money.'"
which person or people
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading * * * A SOLUTION _The Mistress:_ "Oh, Jane, if I had known who sent those flowers I would have returned them unopened."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _The Maid:_ "Shure, Miss, couldn't ye take a few out, and sind the rist back unopened?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you not give me one ray of hope before I leave you forever?"
