used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This simple word “No” connoted a great deal in the Riseholme vernacular.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
(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 But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
any thing at all
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
climaxnounUS /ˈklaɪmæks/
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
connoted
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From this reading This simple word “No” connoted a great deal in the Riseholme vernacular.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
DaisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading This simple word “No” connoted a great deal in the Riseholme vernacular.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
emphasisnounUS /ˈemfəsəs/
special importance or significance
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
Georgie
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From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Please go on at once, and tell me a great deal more, and then let us talk it all over.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading This simple word “No” connoted a great deal in the Riseholme vernacular.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This simple word “No” connoted a great deal in the Riseholme vernacular.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
the act of departing
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Please go on at once, and tell me a great deal more, and then let us talk it all over.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
Lucia
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From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Please go on at once, and tell me a great deal more, and then let us talk it all over.”
negativeadjectiveUS /ˈneɡətɪv/
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
information about recent and important events
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
not any; not one
From this reading This simple word “No” connoted a great deal in the Riseholme vernacular.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Please go on at once, and tell me a great deal more, and then let us talk it all over.”
on one occasion
From this reading Please go on at once, and tell me a great deal more, and then let us talk it all over.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Please go on at once, and tell me a great deal more, and then let us talk it all over.”
Pepino
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From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please go on at once, and tell me a great deal more, and then let us talk it all over.”
ponderverbUS /ˈpɑːndər/
reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
unusual or striking
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
Riseholme
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From this reading This simple word “No” connoted a great deal in the Riseholme vernacular.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
significationnoun
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading This simple word “No” connoted a great deal in the Riseholme vernacular.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Please go on at once, and tell me a great deal more, and then let us talk it all over.”
express in words
From this reading Please go on at once, and tell me a great deal more, and then let us talk it all over.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This simple word “No” connoted a great deal in the Riseholme vernacular.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Please go on at once, and tell me a great deal more, and then let us talk it all over.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This simple word “No” connoted a great deal in the Riseholme vernacular.
thrillsnounUS /θrɪlz/
plural of “thrill” — the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please go on at once, and tell me a great deal more, and then let us talk it all over.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
vernacularnounUS /vərˈnækjələr/
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
From this reading This simple word “No” connoted a great deal in the Riseholme vernacular.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
at the time that
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
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 But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading This simple word “No” connoted a great deal in the Riseholme vernacular.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading But when you used the world “No” with emphasis, as Daisy had used it from her bedroom window to Georgie, it was not a negative at all, and its signification briefly put was “I never heard anything so marvellous, and it thrills me through and through.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On that occasion Georgie did not go on at once, for having made his climax he, with supreme art, shut the window and drew down the blind, leaving Daisy to lie awake half the night and ponder over this remarkable news and wonder what Pepino and Lucia would do with all that money.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was used, of course, as a mere negative, without emphasis, and if you wanted to give weight to your negative you added “Certainly not.”
