used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE first who recovered his voice and presence of mind was Benson.
angrilyadverbUS /ˈæŋɡrəli/
with anger
From this reading “Don’t speak to me, sir!” answered the king, very angrily; and the poor prince threw himself at the feet of the queen.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Don’t speak to me, sir!” answered the king, very angrily; and the poor prince threw himself at the feet of the queen.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he had gone, the prince threw himself at the king’s feet, crying:
Benson
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From this reading THE first who recovered his voice and presence of mind was Benson.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
composurenounUS /kəmˈpoʊʒər/
steadiness of mind under stress
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
demanding attention
From this reading When he had gone, the prince threw himself at the king’s feet, crying:
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t speak to me, sir!” answered the king, very angrily; and the poor prince threw himself at the feet of the queen.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading When he had gone, the prince threw himself at the king’s feet, crying:
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE first who recovered his voice and presence of mind was Benson.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
destroyed or killed
From this reading When he had gone, the prince threw himself at the king’s feet, crying:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had gone, the prince threw himself at the king’s feet, crying:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he had gone, the prince threw himself at the king’s feet, crying:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE first who recovered his voice and presence of mind was Benson.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Don’t speak to me, sir!” answered the king, very angrily; and the poor prince threw himself at the feet of the queen.
king'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading When he had gone, the prince threw himself at the king’s feet, crying:
liegenounUS /liːdʒ/
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
From this reading “Pardon, pardon, my liege!”
lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
majesticadjectiveUS /məˈdʒestɪk/
majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t speak to me, sir!” answered the king, very angrily; and the poor prince threw himself at the feet of the queen.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE first who recovered his voice and presence of mind was Benson.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Pardon, pardon, my liege!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE first who recovered his voice and presence of mind was Benson.
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Pardon, pardon, my liege!”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Don’t speak to me, sir!” answered the king, very angrily; and the poor prince threw himself at the feet of the queen.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading THE first who recovered his voice and presence of mind was Benson.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading When he had gone, the prince threw himself at the king’s feet, crying:
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “Don’t speak to me, sir!” answered the king, very angrily; and the poor prince threw himself at the feet of the queen.
with low volume
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading THE first who recovered his voice and presence of mind was Benson.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Don’t speak to me, sir!” answered the king, very angrily; and the poor prince threw himself at the feet of the queen.
express in speech
From this reading “Don’t speak to me, sir!” answered the king, very angrily; and the poor prince threw himself at the feet of the queen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE first who recovered his voice and presence of mind was Benson.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading When he had gone, the prince threw himself at the king’s feet, crying:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Don’t speak to me, sir!” answered the king, very angrily; and the poor prince threw himself at the feet of the queen.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Don’t speak to me, sir!” answered the king, very angrily; and the poor prince threw himself at the feet of the queen.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE first who recovered his voice and presence of mind was Benson.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE first who recovered his voice and presence of mind was Benson.
at the time that
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
which person or people
From this reading THE first who recovered his voice and presence of mind was Benson.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
withdrewverbUS /wɪθˈdruː/
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
an affirmative
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did your lordship ring for coffee?” he asked, quietly; and when he was told “Yes,” he bowed and withdrew, with majestic composure.
