used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
aveugle
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From this reading "Quelle fureur, dit-il, quei aveugle caprice Quand Ie dîner est prêt."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
BOILEAU
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From this reading BOILEAU.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
capricenounUS /kəˈpriːs/
a sudden desire
From this reading "Quelle fureur, dit-il, quei aveugle caprice Quand Ie dîner est prêt."
caricaturesnounUS /kərˈɪkətʃərz/
plural of “caricature” — a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
Courtland
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From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
dit-il
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From this reading "Quelle fureur, dit-il, quei aveugle caprice Quand Ie dîner est prêt."
Dr
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From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
dîner
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From this reading "Quelle fureur, dit-il, quei aveugle caprice Quand Ie dîner est prêt."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
estnounUS /est/
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading "Quelle fureur, dit-il, quei aveugle caprice Quand Ie dîner est prêt."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
fureur
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From this reading "Quelle fureur, dit-il, quei aveugle caprice Quand Ie dîner est prêt."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
Ienoun
a commercial browser
From this reading "Quelle fureur, dit-il, quei aveugle caprice Quand Ie dîner est prêt."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
Lindore
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From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
LordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
MarshallnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
mid-day
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From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
not any; not one
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
nonchalancenounUS /ˈnɑːnʃəˈlɑːns/
the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
officiousnessnoun
aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
prêt
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From this reading "Quelle fureur, dit-il, quei aveugle caprice Quand Ie dîner est prêt."
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
Quand
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From this reading "Quelle fureur, dit-il, quei aveugle caprice Quand Ie dîner est prêt."
quei
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From this reading "Quelle fureur, dit-il, quei aveugle caprice Quand Ie dîner est prêt."
Quelle
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From this reading "Quelle fureur, dit-il, quei aveugle caprice Quand Ie dîner est prêt."
Redgill
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From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
That's
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From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I have no thoughts upon the subject," answered Lord Courtland, as he turned over some new caricatures with as much _nonchalance_ as if it had been mid-day.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That's enough, my Lord; but I suspect Mr. Marshall, in his officiousness, takes the liberty of thinking for you, and that we shall have no dinner without orders," rising to pull the bell.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I HOPE your Lordship has no thoughts of waiting dinner for Lord Lindore?" asked Dr. Redgill, with a face of alarm, as seven o'clock struck, and neither dinner nor Lord Lindore appeared.
