used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A most wonderful regularity!
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
on or to one side
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
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From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
decencynounUS /ˈdiːsənsi/
the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
FlipverbUS /flɪp/
lightly throw to see which side comes up
From this reading _Flip._ What order you see 'tis she proposes to live in!
GripenounUS /ɡraɪp/
informal terms for objecting
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Flip._ What order you see 'tis she proposes to live in!
inviteverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪt/
increase the likelihood of
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading _Flip._ What order you see 'tis she proposes to live in!
a woman of refinement
From this reading _Gripe._ A porter----A scrivener have a porter, Madam!
used to form the superlative
From this reading A most wonderful regularity!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
absolutely essential
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading _Flip._ What order you see 'tis she proposes to live in!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
partakeverbUS /pɑːrˈteɪk/
have some of the qualities or attributes of something
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
porternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
PositivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/
extremely
From this reading _Clar._ Positively a porter.
poxnounUS /pɑːks/
a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
proposesverbUS /prəˈpoʊzɪz/
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading _Flip._ What order you see 'tis she proposes to live in!
regularitynounUS /ˌreɡjəˈlerəti/
a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles
From this reading A most wonderful regularity!
scrivenernounUS /ˈskrɪvnər/
someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
From this reading _Gripe._ A porter----A scrivener have a porter, Madam!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Flip._ What order you see 'tis she proposes to live in!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Flip._ What order you see 'tis she proposes to live in!
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
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 _Flip._ What order you see 'tis she proposes to live in!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Flip._ What order you see 'tis she proposes to live in!
twillnounUS /twɪl/
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Flip._ What order you see 'tis she proposes to live in!
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Gripe._ Regularity with a pox---- [_Aside._ _Clar._ And as this kind of life, so soft, so smooth, so agreeable, must needs invite a vast deal of company to partake of it, 'twill be necessary to have the decency of a porter at our door, you know.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading A most wonderful regularity!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Flip._ What order you see 'tis she proposes to live in!
