accuracynounUS /ˈækjərəsi/
the quality of being near to the true value
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
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From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
react verbally
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
subject to appointment
From this reading “However,” he continued, “the essential fact is this: on the day appointed for the wedding, Q and Miss M were duly married.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Yes,” said Annerly, “both at the same time.
the two together, not just one
From this reading I gasped; “duly married, both of them?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
without stop or interruption
From this reading “However,” he continued, “the essential fact is this: on the day appointed for the wedding, Q and Miss M were duly married.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “However,” he continued, “the essential fact is this: on the day appointed for the wedding, Q and Miss M were duly married.”
dulyadverbUS /ˈduːli/
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
From this reading “However,” he continued, “the essential fact is this: on the day appointed for the wedding, Q and Miss M were duly married.”
essentialadjectiveUS /eˈsenʃəl/
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
From this reading “However,” he continued, “the essential fact is this: on the day appointed for the wedding, Q and Miss M were duly married.”
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “However,” he continued, “the essential fact is this: on the day appointed for the wedding, Q and Miss M were duly married.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “However,” he continued, “the essential fact is this: on the day appointed for the wedding, Q and Miss M were duly married.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading I gasped; “duly married, both of them?”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However,” he continued, “the essential fact is this: on the day appointed for the wedding, Q and Miss M were duly married.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “Impossible!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
justifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪd/
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading “However,” he continued, “the essential fact is this: on the day appointed for the wedding, Q and Miss M were duly married.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “However,” he continued, “the essential fact is this: on the day appointed for the wedding, Q and Miss M were duly married.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “However,” he continued, “the essential fact is this: on the day appointed for the wedding, Q and Miss M were duly married.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I gasped; “duly married, both of them?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
QnounUS /kjuː/
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading “However,” he continued, “the essential fact is this: on the day appointed for the wedding, Q and Miss M were duly married.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Yes,” said Annerly, “both at the same time.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “However,” he continued, “the essential fact is this: on the day appointed for the wedding, Q and Miss M were duly married.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I gasped; “duly married, both of them?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “However,” he continued, “the essential fact is this: on the day appointed for the wedding, Q and Miss M were duly married.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Yes,” said Annerly, “both at the same time.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “However,” he continued, “the essential fact is this: on the day appointed for the wedding, Q and Miss M were duly married.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “However,” he continued, “the essential fact is this: on the day appointed for the wedding, Q and Miss M were duly married.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” said Annerly, “both at the same time.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your question is quite justified,” said Annerly, “though I think I can answer with perfect accuracy that he first smiled, then stopped smiling and raised his hat, and then stopped raising his hat and passed on.”
