used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We came here to dine, mademoiselle, which we had a perfect right to do.
Adolphine
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From this reading "No, no, Adolphine; have no fear of that."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
(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 For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why did you come here?"
make calm or still
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "We came here to dine, mademoiselle, which we had a perfect right to do.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "But why did you come here?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But why did you come here?"
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading "We came here to dine, mademoiselle, which we had a perfect right to do.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We came here to dine, mademoiselle, which we had a perfect right to do.
Don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "No, no, Adolphine; have no fear of that."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We came here to dine, mademoiselle, which we had a perfect right to do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No, no, Adolphine; have no fear of that."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
he's
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From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
luckilyadverbUS /ˈlʌkəli/
by good fortune
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, Adolphine; have no fear of that."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No, no, Adolphine; have no fear of that."
an organization to gain political power
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading "We came here to dine, mademoiselle, which we had a perfect right to do.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
prudentadjectiveUS /ˈpruːdənt/
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "We came here to dine, mademoiselle, which we had a perfect right to do.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No, no, Adolphine; have no fear of that."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We came here to dine, mademoiselle, which we had a perfect right to do.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
precisely as stated
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We came here to dine, mademoiselle, which we had a perfect right to do.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "We came here to dine, mademoiselle, which we had a perfect right to do.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But why did you come here?"
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading For, after all, although a man may not belong to a wedding party, that need not prevent his dining, and dining very well too, I give you my word."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you trust what he says, mademoiselle; he's lost his head; luckily, I am here; I am calm and prudent."
