used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
Absit
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From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
AdonounUS /əˈduː/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
anew
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
(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 Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
in addition
From this reading And do you go to even a Play, in the old Quarters also?
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enough of that and of myself.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
ComedynounUS /ˈkɑːmədi/
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
CourtsnounUS /kɔːrts/
plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
daringnounUS /ˈderɪŋ/
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And do you go to even a Play, in the old Quarters also?
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Enough of that and of myself.
ErrorsnounUS /ˈerərz/
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
etc
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From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
divisible by two
From this reading And do you go to even a Play, in the old Quarters also?
apart from; not including
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
set up or found
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And do you go to even a Play, in the old Quarters also?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
how
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From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And do you go to even a Play, in the old Quarters also?
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
IrvingnounUS /ˈɜːrvɪŋ/
United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
Macmillan
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From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
Mowbray
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From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Enough of that and of myself.
NemesisnounUS /ˈneməsɪs/
(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Enough of that and of myself.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
on one occasion
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
participate in games or sport
From this reading And do you go to even a Play, in the old Quarters also?
housing available for people to live in
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
ScenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
Sh
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From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
and nothing more
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
TerrynounUS /ˈteri/
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Enough of that and of myself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
vowedverbUS /vaʊd/
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
which person or people
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Irving without any Humour, Miss Terry with simply Animal Spirits, etc. However, Wright did intend once more to try--Comedy of Errors, at some theatre; but how he liked it--I may hear if he comes to me at Easter.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
WrightnounUS /raɪt/
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
produce a literary work
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mowbray gives me a very good report of you--Absit Nemesis for my daring to write it!--And you have got back to something of our old London Quarters, which I always look to as better than the new.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wright, who was with me at Christmas, was taken by Macmillan to see 'Much Ado,' and found, all except Scenery, etc. (which was too good) so bad that he vowed he would never go to see Sh. 'at any of your Courts' again.
