Chapter XLVII · Chapter 47

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

the state capital of South Australia

From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

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From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

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From this reading LA BRUYERE.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

behave as expected during of holidays or rites

From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

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From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

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From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

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From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

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From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

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From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

the act of departing

From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect

From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

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From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

a polite name for any woman

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

in the recent past

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

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From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

a member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

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From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

a form of address for a man

From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

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From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

without much difficulty

From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

a male human offspring

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

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From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Les douleurs muettes et stupides sont hors d'usage; on pleure, on récite, on répète, on est si touchée de la mort de son mari, qu'on n'en oublie pas la moindre circonstance."

a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

in an unpleasant way

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

at the time that

From this reading Mary readily assented; and when they were seated in the carriage, her cousin began-- "Since I am going to put you in the way of a trap, I think it but fair to warn you of it.

which person or people

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lady Juliana and Adelaide ought to go, but they won't, so you and I must celebrate, as we best can, the obsequies of the Honourable Mr. Sufton."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "PRAY put on your Lennox face this morning, Mary," said Lady Emily one day to her cousin, "for I want you to go and pay a funeral visit with me to a distant relation, but unhappily a near neighbour of ours, who has lately lost her husband.