used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Everard Grey sang several new songs, which was a great treat, as he had a well-trained and musical baritone voice.
baritonenounUS /ˈberətoʊn/
a male singer
From this reading Everard Grey sang several new songs, which was a great treat, as he had a well-trained and musical baritone voice.
bassnounUS /bæs/
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
bawledverbUS /bɔːld/
past form of “bawl” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
BrayverbUS /breɪ/
braying characteristic of donkeys
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr Hawden favoured us by rendering “The Holy City”.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Mr Hawden favoured us by rendering “The Holy City”.
clean-shavenadjective
closely shaved recently
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
costumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
take in liquids
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
Everard
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From this reading Everard Grey sang several new songs, which was a great treat, as he had a well-trained and musical baritone voice.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
exquisitelyadverbUS /ˌekˈskwɪzɪtli/
in a delicate manner
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
favoured
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From this reading Mr Hawden favoured us by rendering “The Holy City”.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
fopnounUS /fɔːp/
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
grannienoun
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Everard Grey sang several new songs, which was a great treat, as he had a well-trained and musical baritone voice.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Everard Grey sang several new songs, which was a great treat, as he had a well-trained and musical baritone voice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
Hawden
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From this reading Mr Hawden favoured us by rendering “The Holy City”.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everard Grey sang several new songs, which was a great treat, as he had a well-trained and musical baritone voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Mr Hawden favoured us by rendering “The Holy City”.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
Jay-Jay
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From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
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 He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr Hawden favoured us by rendering “The Holy City”.
musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Everard Grey sang several new songs, which was a great treat, as he had a well-trained and musical baritone voice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
pedigreedadjective
having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
pinchingverbUS /ˈpɪntʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “pinch” — squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
pullingnounUS /ˈpʊlɪŋ/
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
PuppynounUS /ˈpʌpi/
a young dog
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
renderingnounUS /ˈrendərɪŋ/
a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
From this reading Mr Hawden favoured us by rendering “The Holy City”.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
ringernounUS /ˈrɪŋər/
a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading Everard Grey sang several new songs, which was a great treat, as he had a well-trained and musical baritone voice.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Everard Grey sang several new songs, which was a great treat, as he had a well-trained and musical baritone voice.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading Everard Grey sang several new songs, which was a great treat, as he had a well-trained and musical baritone voice.
stentorianadjective
(used of the voice or sound) deep and resonant
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
ticklingnoun
the act of tickling
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
interact in a certain way
From this reading Everard Grey sang several new songs, which was a great treat, as he had a well-trained and musical baritone voice.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
veritableadjectiveUS /ˈverɪtəbəl/
often used as intensifiers
From this reading He was a veritable carpet knight, and though not a fop, was exquisitely dressed in full evening costume, and showed his long pedigreed blood in every line of his clean-shaven face and tall slight figure.
VicarnounUS /ˈvɪkər/
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
well-trained
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From this reading Everard Grey sang several new songs, which was a great treat, as he had a well-trained and musical baritone voice.
at the time that
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Everard Grey sang several new songs, which was a great treat, as he had a well-trained and musical baritone voice.
whilesnounUS /waɪlz/
plural of “while” — a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
From this reading Uncle Jay-Jay bawled “The Vicar of Bray” and “Drink, Puppy, Drink” in a stentorian bass voice, holding me on his knee, pinching, tickling, pulling my hair, and shaking me up and down between whiles.
belonging to which person
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading A ringer, whose wife had been unexpectedly confined, came for grannie when dinner was over, and the rest of us had a delightful musical evening.
