used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
afflictedadjectiveUS /əˈflɪktɪd/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.--Shakspeare.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a predicament I was most certainly placed at the present moment.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading In a predicament I was most certainly placed at the present moment.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
concatenationnounUS /kənˌkætəˈneɪʃən/
the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
conductingnounUS /kənˈdʌktɪŋ/
the way of administering a business
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
contrivedadjectiveUS /kənˈtraɪvd/
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
devolving
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading What ho! for England!--Shakspeare.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What ho! for England!--Shakspeare.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.--Shakspeare.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.--Shakspeare.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.--Shakspeare.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.--Shakspeare.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
honounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading What ho! for England!--Shakspeare.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
intense and profound fear
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
insuperableadjective
impossible to surmount
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.--Shakspeare.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
a particular point in time
From this reading In a predicament I was most certainly placed at the present moment.
used to form the superlative
From this reading In a predicament I was most certainly placed at the present moment.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
PelhamnounUS /ˈpeləm/
a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
a human being
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
by chance
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
predicamentnounUS /prɪˈdɪkəmənt/
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading In a predicament I was most certainly placed at the present moment.
recoveringadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərɪŋ/
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
Shakspeare
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.--Shakspeare.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.--Shakspeare.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.--Shakspeare.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
unsuitedadjectiveUS /ənˈsuːtɪd/
not easy to combine harmoniously
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
precisely as stated
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
vulgaradjectiveUS /ˈvʌlɡər/
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading I have always had an insuperable horror of being placed in what the vulgar call a predicament.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a predicament I was most certainly placed at the present moment.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.--Shakspeare.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What ho! for England!--Shakspeare.
wiselyadverbUS /ˈwaɪzli/
in a wise manner
From this reading A man at my feet in a fit--the cause of it having very wisely disappeared, devolving upon me the charge of watching, recovering, and conducting home the afflicted person--made a concatenation of disagreeable circumstances, as much unsuited to the temper of Henry Pelham, as his evil fortune could possibly have contrived.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well, he is gone, and with him go these thoughts.--Shakspeare.
