used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Brass._ Very well, child, we have a _Rowland_ for her _Oliver_: Thy lady's husband is in love with _Araminta_.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Brass._ 'Tis a negociation I am charged with, Pert.
Araminta
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Flip._ Why then, in short, _Araminta_'s husband is in love with my lady.
BrassnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading _Brass._ Very well, child, we have a _Rowland_ for her _Oliver_: Thy lady's husband is in love with _Araminta_.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Did not I tell thee I did business for half the town?
chargedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrdʒd/
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading _Brass._ 'Tis a negociation I am charged with, Pert.
a young person of either sex
From this reading _Brass._ Very well, child, we have a _Rowland_ for her _Oliver_: Thy lady's husband is in love with _Araminta_.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did not I tell thee I did business for half the town?
FlipverbUS /flɪp/
lightly throw to see which side comes up
From this reading _Flip._ Why then, in short, _Araminta_'s husband is in love with my lady.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Brass._ Very well, child, we have a _Rowland_ for her _Oliver_: Thy lady's husband is in love with _Araminta_.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Did not I tell thee I did business for half the town?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Brass._ Very well, child, we have a _Rowland_ for her _Oliver_: Thy lady's husband is in love with _Araminta_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Brass._ Very well, child, we have a _Rowland_ for her _Oliver_: Thy lady's husband is in love with _Araminta_.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading _Flip._ Why then, in short, _Araminta_'s husband is in love with my lady.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Brass._ 'Tis a negociation I am charged with, Pert.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Flip._ Why then, in short, _Araminta_'s husband is in love with my lady.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Flip._ Why then, in short, _Araminta_'s husband is in love with my lady.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _Flip._ Why then, in short, _Araminta_'s husband is in love with my lady.
lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading _Brass._ Very well, child, we have a _Rowland_ for her _Oliver_: Thy lady's husband is in love with _Araminta_.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _Flip._ Why then, in short, _Araminta_'s husband is in love with my lady.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Flip._ Why then, in short, _Araminta_'s husband is in love with my lady.
negociation
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Brass._ 'Tis a negociation I am charged with, Pert.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Did not I tell thee I did business for half the town?
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading _Brass._ Very well, child, we have a _Rowland_ for her _Oliver_: Thy lady's husband is in love with _Araminta_.
PertadjectiveUS /pɜːrt/
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading _Brass._ 'Tis a negociation I am charged with, Pert.
Rowland
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Brass._ Very well, child, we have a _Rowland_ for her _Oliver_: Thy lady's husband is in love with _Araminta_.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Flip._ Why then, in short, _Araminta_'s husband is in love with my lady.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading _Flip._ Why then, in short, _Araminta_'s husband is in love with my lady.
sirrahnoun
formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger
From this reading _Flip._ Who told you that, sirrah?
express in words
From this reading Did not I tell thee I did business for half the town?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Flip._ Who told you that, sirrah?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did not I tell thee I did business for half the town?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Did not I tell thee I did business for half the town?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Flip._ Why then, in short, _Araminta_'s husband is in love with my lady.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _Brass._ Very well, child, we have a _Rowland_ for her _Oliver_: Thy lady's husband is in love with _Araminta_.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading _Brass._ 'Tis a negociation I am charged with, Pert.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading _Flip._ Who told you that, sirrah?
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Did not I tell thee I did business for half the town?
precisely as stated
From this reading _Brass._ Very well, child, we have a _Rowland_ for her _Oliver_: Thy lady's husband is in love with _Araminta_.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Brass._ Very well, child, we have a _Rowland_ for her _Oliver_: Thy lady's husband is in love with _Araminta_.
(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 _Brass._ Very well, child, we have a _Rowland_ for her _Oliver_: Thy lady's husband is in love with _Araminta_.
which person or people
From this reading _Flip._ Who told you that, sirrah?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Flip._ Why then, in short, _Araminta_'s husband is in love with my lady.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Flip._ Why then, in short, _Araminta_'s husband is in love with my lady.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Flip._ Who told you that, sirrah?
