used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O heaven--a wilderness of cabbages and caterpillars--of champing cows and snorting bulls!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
BELINDA
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From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
Betty
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From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
bullsnounUS /bʊlz/
plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading O heaven--a wilderness of cabbages and caterpillars--of champing cows and snorting bulls!
cabbagesnounUS /ˈkæbɪdʒɪz/
plural of “cabbage” — any of various types of cabbage
From this reading O heaven--a wilderness of cabbages and caterpillars--of champing cows and snorting bulls!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Hark to the monster!" she ejaculated, "O Lud, Major, how can you?
caterpillarsnounUS /ˈkætəpɪlərz/
plural of “caterpillar” — a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
From this reading O heaven--a wilderness of cabbages and caterpillars--of champing cows and snorting bulls!
champing
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From this reading O heaven--a wilderness of cabbages and caterpillars--of champing cows and snorting bulls!
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading The Lady Belinda stopped suddenly and raised clasped hands to heaven.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading O heaven--a wilderness of cabbages and caterpillars--of champing cows and snorting bulls!
ejaculated
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From this reading "Hark to the monster!" she ejaculated, "O Lud, Major, how can you?
enquired
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From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The Lady Belinda stopped suddenly and raised clasped hands to heaven.
HarkverbUS /hɑːrk/
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading "Hark to the monster!" she ejaculated, "O Lud, Major, how can you?
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading The Lady Belinda stopped suddenly and raised clasped hands to heaven.
how
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From this reading "Hark to the monster!" she ejaculated, "O Lud, Major, how can you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Stop in the country--I?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
Lud
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From this reading "Hark to the monster!" she ejaculated, "O Lud, Major, how can you?
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
mamnounUS /mɑːm/
a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading "Hark to the monster!" she ejaculated, "O Lud, Major, how can you?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Hark to the monster!" she ejaculated, "O Lud, Major, how can you?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O heaven--a wilderness of cabbages and caterpillars--of champing cows and snorting bulls!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The Lady Belinda stopped suddenly and raised clasped hands to heaven.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hark to the monster!" she ejaculated, "O Lud, Major, how can you?
snortingnounUS /ˈsnɔːrtɪŋ/
an act of forcible exhalation
From this reading O heaven--a wilderness of cabbages and caterpillars--of champing cows and snorting bulls!
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Stop in the country--I?
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The Lady Belinda stopped suddenly and raised clasped hands to heaven.
strolledverbUS /stroʊld/
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The Lady Belinda stopped suddenly and raised clasped hands to heaven.
TALKSnounUS /tɔːks/
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Lady Belinda stopped suddenly and raised clasped hands to heaven.
velvetyadjectiveUS /ˈvelvəti/
smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading O heaven--a wilderness of cabbages and caterpillars--of champing cows and snorting bulls!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IN WHICH LADY BELINDA TALKS "And pray mam," enquired the Major as they strolled over velvety lawn, "are you and my lady Betty settled in the country for good?"
