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From this reading THE BISCUIT-‘WEEVIL’[12] (_Anobium paniceum_) ‘Let us be merry,’ said Mr. Pecksniff.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here he took a captain’s biscuit.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
(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 The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
Anobium
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From this reading THE BISCUIT-‘WEEVIL’[12] (_Anobium paniceum_) ‘Let us be merry,’ said Mr. Pecksniff.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘It is a poor heart that never rejoices; your hearts are not poor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
attacksnounUS /əˈtæks/
plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE BISCUIT-‘WEEVIL’[12] (_Anobium paniceum_) ‘Let us be merry,’ said Mr. Pecksniff.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
BISCUITnounUS /ˈbɪskət/
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading THE BISCUIT-‘WEEVIL’[12] (_Anobium paniceum_) ‘Let us be merry,’ said Mr. Pecksniff.
biscuitsnounUS /ˈbɪskəts/
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
captain'snounUS /ˈkæptənz/
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Here he took a captain’s biscuit.
Chuzzlewit
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From this reading No!’—(DICKENS, _Martin Chuzzlewit_.)
comestibles
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From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
DICKENSnounUS /ˈdɪkənz/
a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading No!’—(DICKENS, _Martin Chuzzlewit_.)
well known or easily recognized
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here he took a captain’s biscuit.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading ‘It is a poor heart that never rejoices; your hearts are not poor.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading ‘It is a poor heart that never rejoices; your hearts are not poor.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here he took a captain’s biscuit.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘It is a poor heart that never rejoices; your hearts are not poor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘It is a poor heart that never rejoices; your hearts are not poor.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THE BISCUIT-‘WEEVIL’[12] (_Anobium paniceum_) ‘Let us be merry,’ said Mr. Pecksniff.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
Marryat's
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From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading No!’—(DICKENS, _Martin Chuzzlewit_.)
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading THE BISCUIT-‘WEEVIL’[12] (_Anobium paniceum_) ‘Let us be merry,’ said Mr. Pecksniff.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE BISCUIT-‘WEEVIL’[12] (_Anobium paniceum_) ‘Let us be merry,’ said Mr. Pecksniff.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ‘It is a poor heart that never rejoices; your hearts are not poor.
not any; not one
From this reading No!’—(DICKENS, _Martin Chuzzlewit_.)
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘It is a poor heart that never rejoices; your hearts are not poor.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
novelsnounUS /ˈnɑːvəlz/
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
paniceum
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From this reading THE BISCUIT-‘WEEVIL’[12] (_Anobium paniceum_) ‘Let us be merry,’ said Mr. Pecksniff.
Pecksniff
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From this reading THE BISCUIT-‘WEEVIL’[12] (_Anobium paniceum_) ‘Let us be merry,’ said Mr. Pecksniff.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading ‘It is a poor heart that never rejoices; your hearts are not poor.
readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
rejoices
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From this reading ‘It is a poor heart that never rejoices; your hearts are not poor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE BISCUIT-‘WEEVIL’[12] (_Anobium paniceum_) ‘Let us be merry,’ said Mr. Pecksniff.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘It is a poor heart that never rejoices; your hearts are not poor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BISCUIT-‘WEEVIL’[12] (_Anobium paniceum_) ‘Let us be merry,’ said Mr. Pecksniff.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first things to notice about the biscuit-‘weevil,’ so familiar to readers of Marryat’s novels, is that it is not a weevil at all, and that it attacks a great many other comestibles besides biscuits.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Here he took a captain’s biscuit.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BISCUIT-‘WEEVIL’[12] (_Anobium paniceum_) ‘Let us be merry,’ said Mr. Pecksniff.
WEEVILnounUS /ˈwiːvəl/
any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles
From this reading THE BISCUIT-‘WEEVIL’[12] (_Anobium paniceum_) ‘Let us be merry,’ said Mr. Pecksniff.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘It is a poor heart that never rejoices; your hearts are not poor.
