used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
AdanounUS /ˈeɪdə/
an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
(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 servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
auctionnounUS /ˈɑːkʃən/
a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
billsnounUS /bɪlz/
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
carriagesnounUS /ˈkærɪdʒɪz/
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
damasknounUS /ˈdæməsk/
a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
give a description of
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
every person
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In a month everything had melted away like a tale that is told.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
footmen
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
gildingnounUS /ˈɡɪldɪŋ/
a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
good-nature
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
GreshamnounUS /ˈɡreʃəm/
English financier (1519-1579)
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
Greshams
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From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a month everything had melted away like a tale that is told.
heapsnounUS /hiːps/
a large number or amount
From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a month everything had melted away like a tale that is told.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
liberalitynounUS /ˌlɪbɜːrˈælətiː/
an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In a month everything had melted away like a tale that is told.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading In a month everything had melted away like a tale that is told.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading In a month everything had melted away like a tale that is told.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
pillarsnounUS /ˈpɪlərz/
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
powderedadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊdərd/
consisting of fine particles
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
done under pressure
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
splendournoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading In a month everything had melted away like a tale that is told.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then great bills of the auction covered the pillars at the gate, and strangers came in heaps to see the place.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading In a month everything had melted away like a tale that is told.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The servants rushed over to me in a body, and I suggested that they should send for Mrs. Gresham, and that great lady came, in all her splendour, and took little Ada away, and gave everybody ‘notice.’
tumultnounUS /ˈtuːməlt/
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
at the time that
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not describe the tumult that arose when it was discovered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Greshams, and their wealth, and their liberality, and their good-nature fell out of the very recollection of the people on the Green, along with the damask and the gilding and the flowers, the fine carriages and the powdered footmen.
