13th
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From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
AcquaintancenounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
antiquatedadjectiveUS /ˈæntəkweɪtɪd/
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
From this reading The said billet was secured with floss silk sealed down in the antiquated fashion, and was written on full-sized quarto paper.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
arrowsnounUS /ˈæroʊz/
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading Her golden bow she bends, Her deadly arrows sending forth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
Aurelia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
bendsnounUS /bendz/
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
From this reading Her golden bow she bends, Her deadly arrows sending forth.
billetnounUS /ˈbɪlət/
a short personal letter
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
bownounUS /baʊ/
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Her golden bow she bends, Her deadly arrows sending forth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
contentsnounUS /ˈkɑːntents/
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
deadlyadjectiveUS /ˈdedli/
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading Her golden bow she bends, Her deadly arrows sending forth.
desirousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪrəs/
having or expressing desire for something
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
DinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The said billet was secured with floss silk sealed down in the antiquated fashion, and was written on full-sized quarto paper.
fashionnounUS /ˈfæʃən/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The said billet was secured with floss silk sealed down in the antiquated fashion, and was written on full-sized quarto paper.
flossnounUS /flɑːs/
a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
From this reading The said billet was secured with floss silk sealed down in the antiquated fashion, and was written on full-sized quarto paper.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Her golden bow she bends, Her deadly arrows sending forth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
full-sized
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From this reading The said billet was secured with floss silk sealed down in the antiquated fashion, and was written on full-sized quarto paper.
goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Her golden bow she bends, Her deadly arrows sending forth.
GreeknounUS /ɡriːk/
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading _Greek Hymn_ (KEIGHTLEY).
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her golden bow she bends, Her deadly arrows sending forth.
HonournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
HymnnounUS /hɪm/
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading _Greek Hymn_ (KEIGHTLEY).
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
KEIGHTLEY
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From this reading _Greek Hymn_ (KEIGHTLEY).
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
MadamnounUS /ˈmædəm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
MistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
MyselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
o'ClockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The said billet was secured with floss silk sealed down in the antiquated fashion, and was written on full-sized quarto paper.
partakeverbUS /pɑːrˈteɪk/
have some of the qualities or attributes of something
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
PhoebenounUS /ˈfiːbi/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
PleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
quartonounUS /ˈkwɔːrtoʊ/
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
From this reading The said billet was secured with floss silk sealed down in the antiquated fashion, and was written on full-sized quarto paper.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The said billet was secured with floss silk sealed down in the antiquated fashion, and was written on full-sized quarto paper.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading The said billet was secured with floss silk sealed down in the antiquated fashion, and was written on full-sized quarto paper.
securedverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrd/
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading The said billet was secured with floss silk sealed down in the antiquated fashion, and was written on full-sized quarto paper.
sendingnounUS /ˈsendɪŋ/
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading Her golden bow she bends, Her deadly arrows sending forth.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her golden bow she bends, Her deadly arrows sending forth.
silknounUS /sɪlk/
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading The said billet was secured with floss silk sealed down in the antiquated fashion, and was written on full-sized quarto paper.
SisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
ThreenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
Treforth
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From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On coming in from a walk, Aurelia was surprised by the tidings that Mistress Phoebe Treforth had come to call on her, and had left a billet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The said billet was secured with floss silk sealed down in the antiquated fashion, and was written on full-sized quarto paper.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading The said billet was secured with floss silk sealed down in the antiquated fashion, and was written on full-sized quarto paper.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading These were the contents:-- “Madam, “My Sister and Myself are desirous of the Honour of your Acquaintance, and shall be happy if you will do use the Pleasure of coming to partake of Dinner at Three o’Clock on Tuesday, the 13th instant.
