used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
(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 Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
ASTONISHverbUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃ/
affect with wonder
From this reading _ALL TO ASTONISH THE BROWNS._ THERE liv’d, and maybe living still, In one of the streets of the town, A respectable man who was call’d By the neighbours, “Gentleman Brown.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
Blow'd
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From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading _ALL TO ASTONISH THE BROWNS._ THERE liv’d, and maybe living still, In one of the streets of the town, A respectable man who was call’d By the neighbours, “Gentleman Brown.”
BROWNSnounUS /braʊnz/
plural of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading _ALL TO ASTONISH THE BROWNS._ THERE liv’d, and maybe living still, In one of the streets of the town, A respectable man who was call’d By the neighbours, “Gentleman Brown.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
call'd
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From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
champagnenounUS /ʃæmˈpeɪn/
a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
From this reading Very grand parties he gave, At which in champagne, you might drown, Now he cut such a dash, all the street, Was jealous of Gentleman Brown.
compell'd
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From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Very grand parties he gave, At which in champagne, you might drown, Now he cut such a dash, all the street, Was jealous of Gentleman Brown.
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading Very grand parties he gave, At which in champagne, you might drown, Now he cut such a dash, all the street, Was jealous of Gentleman Brown.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What was I to do? egad!
increase twofold
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
drownverbUS /draʊn/
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Very grand parties he gave, At which in champagne, you might drown, Now he cut such a dash, all the street, Was jealous of Gentleman Brown.
egad
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From this reading What was I to do? egad!
Ev'ry
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From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Very grand parties he gave, At which in champagne, you might drown, Now he cut such a dash, all the street, Was jealous of Gentleman Brown.
a man of refinement
From this reading _ALL TO ASTONISH THE BROWNS._ THERE liv’d, and maybe living still, In one of the streets of the town, A respectable man who was call’d By the neighbours, “Gentleman Brown.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Very grand parties he gave, At which in champagne, you might drown, Now he cut such a dash, all the street, Was jealous of Gentleman Brown.
halloo'd
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From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very grand parties he gave, At which in champagne, you might drown, Now he cut such a dash, all the street, Was jealous of Gentleman Brown.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
hootedverbUS /ˈhuːtɪd/
past form of “hoot” — to utter a loud clamorous shout
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
hubblenounUS /ˈhʌbəl/
United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What was I to do? egad!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _ALL TO ASTONISH THE BROWNS._ THERE liv’d, and maybe living still, In one of the streets of the town, A respectable man who was call’d By the neighbours, “Gentleman Brown.”
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading Very grand parties he gave, At which in champagne, you might drown, Now he cut such a dash, all the street, Was jealous of Gentleman Brown.
jeersnounUS /dʒiːrz/
plural of “jeer” — showing your contempt by derision
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
laugh'd
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From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
liquornounUS /ˈlɪkər/
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
liv'd
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From this reading _ALL TO ASTONISH THE BROWNS._ THERE liv’d, and maybe living still, In one of the streets of the town, A respectable man who was call’d By the neighbours, “Gentleman Brown.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading _ALL TO ASTONISH THE BROWNS._ THERE liv’d, and maybe living still, In one of the streets of the town, A respectable man who was call’d By the neighbours, “Gentleman Brown.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _ALL TO ASTONISH THE BROWNS._ THERE liv’d, and maybe living still, In one of the streets of the town, A respectable man who was call’d By the neighbours, “Gentleman Brown.”
by chance
From this reading _ALL TO ASTONISH THE BROWNS._ THERE liv’d, and maybe living still, In one of the streets of the town, A respectable man who was call’d By the neighbours, “Gentleman Brown.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Very grand parties he gave, At which in champagne, you might drown, Now he cut such a dash, all the street, Was jealous of Gentleman Brown.
mis'ry
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From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
MobnounUS /mɑːb/
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
neighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading _ALL TO ASTONISH THE BROWNS._ THERE liv’d, and maybe living still, In one of the streets of the town, A respectable man who was call’d By the neighbours, “Gentleman Brown.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Very grand parties he gave, At which in champagne, you might drown, Now he cut such a dash, all the street, Was jealous of Gentleman Brown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _ALL TO ASTONISH THE BROWNS._ THERE liv’d, and maybe living still, In one of the streets of the town, A respectable man who was call’d By the neighbours, “Gentleman Brown.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading Very grand parties he gave, At which in champagne, you might drown, Now he cut such a dash, all the street, Was jealous of Gentleman Brown.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
recruitedverbUS /rɪˈkruːtɪd/
past form of “recruit” — register formally as a participant or member
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading _ALL TO ASTONISH THE BROWNS._ THERE liv’d, and maybe living still, In one of the streets of the town, A respectable man who was call’d By the neighbours, “Gentleman Brown.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
salutedverbUS /səˈluːtɪd/
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
ShockingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɑːkɪŋ/
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
not in physical motion
From this reading _ALL TO ASTONISH THE BROWNS._ THERE liv’d, and maybe living still, In one of the streets of the town, A respectable man who was call’d By the neighbours, “Gentleman Brown.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Very grand parties he gave, At which in champagne, you might drown, Now he cut such a dash, all the street, Was jealous of Gentleman Brown.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
caught or fixed
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Very grand parties he gave, At which in champagne, you might drown, Now he cut such a dash, all the street, Was jealous of Gentleman Brown.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
swallow'd
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From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _ALL TO ASTONISH THE BROWNS._ THERE liv’d, and maybe living still, In one of the streets of the town, A respectable man who was call’d By the neighbours, “Gentleman Brown.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
Thro
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From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What was I to do? egad!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading _ALL TO ASTONISH THE BROWNS._ THERE liv’d, and maybe living still, In one of the streets of the town, A respectable man who was call’d By the neighbours, “Gentleman Brown.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very grand parties he gave, At which in champagne, you might drown, Now he cut such a dash, all the street, Was jealous of Gentleman Brown.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was I to do? egad!
waxverbUS /wæks/
cover with wax
From this reading I could not get away, She stuck to me as tight as wax, and liquor drank the faster; And every glass she swallow’d down, she call’d on me to pay, And then compell’d to see her home, safe out of her disaster.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was I to do? egad!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Very grand parties he gave, At which in champagne, you might drown, Now he cut such a dash, all the street, Was jealous of Gentleman Brown.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Thro’ the streets by jeers saluted, Mob at every step recruited, While they halloo’d, laugh’d, and hooted, Shocking! for a Sunday; Ev’ry step made mis’ry double, Took her home through every hubble, And got, for all my care and trouble, Blow’d up by Mr. Monday.
which person or people
From this reading _ALL TO ASTONISH THE BROWNS._ THERE liv’d, and maybe living still, In one of the streets of the town, A respectable man who was call’d By the neighbours, “Gentleman Brown.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Very grand parties he gave, At which in champagne, you might drown, Now he cut such a dash, all the street, Was jealous of Gentleman Brown.