2780
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From this reading 2780 _R._ Wait, Tristram: I can teach you better manners.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _T._ No, damn it: but it was a secret: and the best of them all.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _T._ No, damn it: but it was a secret: and the best of them all.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _T._ No, damn it: but it was a secret: and the best of them all.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And I have a service to ask of you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading _T._ No, damn it: but it was a secret: and the best of them all.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _T._ No, damn it: but it was a secret: and the best of them all.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 2780 _R._ Wait, Tristram: I can teach you better manners.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
damnadjectiveUS /dæm/
used as expletives
From this reading _T._ No, damn it: but it was a secret: and the best of them all.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading But now my master’s gone, I dare tell you a secret, sir.
dislikedadjectiveUS /dɪˈslaɪkt/
regarded with aversion
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
don't
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From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
dustedverbUS /ˈdʌstɪd/
past form of “dust” — remove the dust from
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But now my master’s gone, I dare tell you a secret, sir.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But now my master’s gone, I dare tell you a secret, sir.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _T._ No, damn it: but it was a secret: and the best of them all.
go away from a place
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
maidsnounUS /meɪdz/
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
social deportment
From this reading 2780 _R._ Wait, Tristram: I can teach you better manners.
master'snounUS /ˈmæstərz/
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading But now my master’s gone, I dare tell you a secret, sir.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But now my master’s gone, I dare tell you a secret, sir.
not any; not one
From this reading _T._ No, damn it: but it was a secret: and the best of them all.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now my master’s gone, I dare tell you a secret, sir.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _T._ No, damn it: but it was a secret: and the best of them all.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading 2780 _R._ Wait, Tristram: I can teach you better manners.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading _T._ No, damn it: but it was a secret: and the best of them all.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading And I have a service to ask of you.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
term of address for a man
From this reading But now my master’s gone, I dare tell you a secret, sir.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _T._ No, damn it: but it was a secret: and the best of them all.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading 2780 _R._ Wait, Tristram: I can teach you better manners.
express in words
From this reading But now my master’s gone, I dare tell you a secret, sir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _T._ No, damn it: but it was a secret: and the best of them all.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _T._ No, damn it: but it was a secret: and the best of them all.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I always disliked you extremely from the first: and I don’t think better of you now.—I have to put a few things together before the maids come to do the room; and if you don’t go, I shall leave you to be dusted out.
TristramnounUS /ˈtrɪstrəm/
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading 2780 _R._ Wait, Tristram: I can teach you better manners.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading 2780 _R._ Wait, Tristram: I can teach you better manners.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _T._ No, damn it: but it was a secret: and the best of them all.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But now my master’s gone, I dare tell you a secret, sir.
