used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Usually, chance interviews are premeditated.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
bredverbUS /bred/
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Usually, chance interviews are premeditated.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading You have expressed a desire to meet this charming creature.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading You have expressed a desire to meet this charming creature.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading You have expressed a desire to meet this charming creature.
EVERYdeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
communicated in words
From this reading You have expressed a desire to meet this charming creature.
a social unit living together
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have expressed a desire to meet this charming creature.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
ten 10s
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
IMPRESSIONSnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
interviewsnounUS /ˈɪntərvjuːz/
plural of “interview” — the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
From this reading Usually, chance interviews are premeditated.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
come together
From this reading You have expressed a desire to meet this charming creature.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
premeditatedadjectiveUS /priˈmedəteɪtɪd/
characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning
From this reading Usually, chance interviews are premeditated.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
express in speech
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You have expressed a desire to meet this charming creature.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
timidadjectiveUS /ˈtɪmɪd/
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
under normal conditions
From this reading Usually, chance interviews are premeditated.
precisely as stated
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
(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 A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
which person or people
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading IN WHICH EVERY ONE WILL FIND HIS OWN IMPRESSIONS OF MARRIAGE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And you speak with this object, who has now become very timid.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A friend, in speaking to you of a young woman, says: “Good family, well bred, pretty, and three hundred thousand in her own right.”
