adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Will it not be known, as long as there are pensions, and a governor and a state-house and a seal and State sovereignty and a staff, as the Crewe Convention?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Will it not be known, as long as there are pensions, and a governor and a state-house and a seal and State sovereignty and a staff, as the Crewe Convention?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Will it not be known, as long as there are pensions, and a governor and a state-house and a seal and State sovereignty and a staff, as the Crewe Convention?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But let us begin at the beginning, which is the day before.
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But let us begin at the beginning, which is the day before.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading But let us begin at the beginning, which is the day before.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But let us begin at the beginning, which is the day before.
candidatesnounUS /ˈkændədeɪts/
plural of “candidate” — a politician who is running for public office
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
conventionnounUS /kənˈvenʃən/
a large formal assembly
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
conventionsnounUS /kənˈvenʃənz/
plural of “convention” — a large formal assembly
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
Crewe
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From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
delegatesnounUS /ˈdeləɡeɪts/
plural of “delegate” — a person appointed or elected to represent others
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
describedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskraɪbd/
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
geniusnounUS /ˈdʒiːnjəs/
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
governornounUS /ˈɡʌvərnər/
the head of a state government
From this reading Will it not be known, as long as there are pensions, and a governor and a state-house and a seal and State sovereignty and a staff, as the Crewe Convention?
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
HonourableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
How
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From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
Humphrey
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From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading One of the candidates, indeed!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Will it not be known, as long as there are pensions, and a governor and a state-house and a seal and State sovereignty and a staff, as the Crewe Convention?
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Will it not be known, as long as there are pensions, and a governor and a state-house and a seal and State sovereignty and a staff, as the Crewe Convention?
Leith
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But let us begin at the beginning, which is the day before.
limpverbUS /lɪmp/
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Will it not be known, as long as there are pensions, and a governor and a state-house and a seal and State sovereignty and a staff, as the Crewe Convention?
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
pennounUS /pen/
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
pensionsnounUS /ˈpenʃənz/
plural of “pension” — a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading Will it not be known, as long as there are pensions, and a governor and a state-house and a seal and State sovereignty and a staff, as the Crewe Convention?
sealverbUS /siːl/
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading Will it not be known, as long as there are pensions, and a governor and a state-house and a seal and State sovereignty and a staff, as the Crewe Convention?
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
sovereigntynounUS /ˈsɑːvrənti/
government free from external control
From this reading Will it not be known, as long as there are pensions, and a governor and a state-house and a seal and State sovereignty and a staff, as the Crewe Convention?
speechlessadjectiveUS /ˈspiːtʃləs/
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading Will it not be known, as long as there are pensions, and a governor and a state-house and a seal and State sovereignty and a staff, as the Crewe Convention?
starvedadjectiveUS /stɑːrvd/
suffering from lack of food
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
StatenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Will it not be known, as long as there are pensions, and a governor and a state-house and a seal and State sovereignty and a staff, as the Crewe Convention?
state-house
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From this reading Will it not be known, as long as there are pensions, and a governor and a state-house and a seal and State sovereignty and a staff, as the Crewe Convention?
subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Will it not be known, as long as there are pensions, and a governor and a state-house and a seal and State sovereignty and a staff, as the Crewe Convention?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
to-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But let us begin at the beginning, which is the day before.
votenounUS /voʊt/
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
WaterloonounUS /ˈwɔːtərluː/
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
wetadjectiveUS /wet/
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading How charge after charge was made during the long, hot day and into the night; how the delegates were carried out limp and speechless and starved and wet through, and carried in to vote again,--will all be told in time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will it not be known, as long as there are pensions, and a governor and a state-house and a seal and State sovereignty and a staff, as the Crewe Convention?
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Alas! that the great genius who described the battle of Waterloo is not alive to-day and on this side of the Atlantic, for a subject worthy of his pen is at hand,--nothing less than that convention of conventions at which the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith is one of the candidates.
