used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Ah
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From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
(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 miss the old fellow's picture, that's all.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Not much change here,' cried Lockwood, as he strode into the little sitting-room and sat down.
apologeticallyadverbUS /əˌpɑːləˈdʒetɪkliː/
in an apologetic manner
From this reading 'Yes, indeed, sir,' said the man, smoothing down his hair and looking apologetically.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Not much change here,' cried Lockwood, as he strode into the little sitting-room and sat down.
in or near a particular place or position
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of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
a large and stately mansion
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading 'Not much change here,' cried Lockwood, as he strode into the little sitting-room and sat down.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading 'Not much change here,' cried Lockwood, as he strode into the little sitting-room and sat down.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 'Not much change here,' cried Lockwood, as he strode into the little sitting-room and sat down.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
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fellow'snounUS /ˈfeloʊz/
possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading 'I miss the old fellow's picture, that's all.'
GoatnounUS /ɡoʊt/
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading 'Yes, indeed, sir,' said the man, smoothing down his hair and looking apologetically.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Not much change here,' cried Lockwood, as he strode into the little sitting-room and sat down.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'Not much change here,' cried Lockwood, as he strode into the little sitting-room and sat down.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Yes, indeed, sir,' said the man, smoothing down his hair and looking apologetically.
the aggregate of past events
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I miss the old fellow's picture, that's all.'
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading 'Yes, indeed, sir,' said the man, smoothing down his hair and looking apologetically.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'Not much change here,' cried Lockwood, as he strode into the little sitting-room and sat down.
KILGOBBIN
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Kilgobbin's
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From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
landlordnounUS /ˈlændlɔːrd/
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
immediately past
From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'Not much change here,' cried Lockwood, as he strode into the little sitting-room and sat down.
Lockwood
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From this reading 'Not much change here,' cried Lockwood, as he strode into the little sitting-room and sat down.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading 'Yes, indeed, sir,' said the man, smoothing down his hair and looking apologetically.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'Yes, indeed, sir,' said the man, smoothing down his hair and looking apologetically.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading 'I miss the old fellow's picture, that's all.'
Moate
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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to a great degree or extent
From this reading 'Not much change here,' cried Lockwood, as he strode into the little sitting-room and sat down.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Not much change here,' cried Lockwood, as he strode into the little sitting-room and sat down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 'I miss the old fellow's picture, that's all.'
on one occasion
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belonging to the speaker and others
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a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading 'I miss the old fellow's picture, that's all.'
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
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get something; come into possession of
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
Identical; not different.
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the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading 'Not much change here,' cried Lockwood, as he strode into the little sitting-room and sat down.
term of address for a man
From this reading 'Yes, indeed, sir,' said the man, smoothing down his hair and looking apologetically.
sitting-room
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From this reading 'Not much change here,' cried Lockwood, as he strode into the little sitting-room and sat down.
smoothingverbUS /ˈsmuːðɪŋ/
-ing form of “smooth” — make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
From this reading 'Yes, indeed, sir,' said the man, smoothing down his hair and looking apologetically.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
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strodeverbUS /stroʊd/
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading 'Not much change here,' cried Lockwood, as he strode into the little sitting-room and sat down.
that's
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From this reading 'I miss the old fellow's picture, that's all.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
precisely as stated
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WalpolenounUS /ˈwɔːlpoʊl/
English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)
From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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how something is done or how it happens
From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
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the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
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an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes, indeed, sir,' said the man, smoothing down his hair and looking apologetically.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Ah! by the way,' said Walpole to the landlord, 'you had my Lord Kilgobbin's portrait up there the last time I came through here.'
