used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Nay, my child, that is but a sorry welcome."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
(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 "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "My lady has just been frightened by a gipsy-woman, and no shame to her," said Will Mattison.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
fearless and daring
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
brassnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Nay, my child, that is but a sorry welcome."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "My lady has just been frightened by a gipsy-woman, and no shame to her," said Will Mattison.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Nay, my child, that is but a sorry welcome."
Corbet
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From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
dismounted
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From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
fearsomeadjectiveUS /ˈfɪrsəm/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
made afraid
From this reading "My lady has just been frightened by a gipsy-woman, and no shame to her," said Will Mattison.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
gipsy-woman
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From this reading "My lady has just been frightened by a gipsy-woman, and no shame to her," said Will Mattison.
GoodmannounUS /ˈɡʊdmən/
United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
hagnounUS /hæɡ/
an ugly evil-looking old woman
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My lady has just been frightened by a gipsy-woman, and no shame to her," said Will Mattison.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nay, my child, that is but a sorry welcome."
and nothing more
From this reading "My lady has just been frightened by a gipsy-woman, and no shame to her," said Will Mattison.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "My lady has just been frightened by a gipsy-woman, and no shame to her," said Will Mattison.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
Mattison
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My lady has just been frightened by a gipsy-woman, and no shame to her," said Will Mattison.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay, my child, that is but a sorry welcome."
not any; not one
From this reading "My lady has just been frightened by a gipsy-woman, and no shame to her," said Will Mattison.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading "My lady has just been frightened by a gipsy-woman, and no shame to her," said Will Mattison.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Nay, my child, that is but a sorry welcome."
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Nay, my child, that is but a sorry welcome."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
accept gladly
From this reading "Nay, my child, that is but a sorry welcome."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "WHAT!
at the time that
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "My lady has just been frightened by a gipsy-woman, and no shame to her," said Will Mattison.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She came to the window as bold as brass, when my lady was alone all but old Goodman, and a fearsome bold hag she was; but I sent her to the right about, I promise you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tears upon your cheeks, my Lucy," said Mrs. Corbet, as she dismounted from her horse and bent to kiss Lucy.
