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From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
anew
From this reading “‘We shall meet again, Canary, before you’re hung.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to Gibraltar on business of Egypt.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She jumped down from her mule and talked for some time in a low tone with Dancaïre and Garcia, then said to me:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “‘We shall meet again, Canary, before you’re hung.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I am going to Gibraltar on business of Egypt.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
CanarynounUS /kəˈneri/
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
From this reading “‘We shall meet again, Canary, before you’re hung.
Carmen
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From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
Dancaïre
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From this reading She jumped down from her mule and talked for some time in a low tone with Dancaïre and Garcia, then said to me:
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
disguisedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She jumped down from her mule and talked for some time in a low tone with Dancaïre and Garcia, then said to me:
EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading I am going to Gibraltar on business of Egypt.
erani
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From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She jumped down from her mule and talked for some time in a low tone with Dancaïre and Garcia, then said to me:
Garcia
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From this reading She jumped down from her mule and talked for some time in a low tone with Dancaïre and Garcia, then said to me:
GibraltarnounUS /dʒɪˈbrɔːltər/
location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
From this reading I am going to Gibraltar on business of Egypt.
the act of departing
From this reading I am going to Gibraltar on business of Egypt.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading You will hear of me soon.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “‘We shall meet again, Canary, before you’re hung.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She jumped down from her mule and talked for some time in a low tone with Dancaïre and Garcia, then said to me:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She jumped down from her mule and talked for some time in a low tone with Dancaïre and Garcia, then said to me:
lillipendi
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From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She jumped down from her mule and talked for some time in a low tone with Dancaïre and Garcia, then said to me:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
come together
From this reading “‘We shall meet again, Canary, before you’re hung.
mulenounUS /mjuːl/
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading She jumped down from her mule and talked for some time in a low tone with Dancaïre and Garcia, then said to me:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am going to Gibraltar on business of Egypt.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am going to Gibraltar on business of Egypt.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
recognisedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She jumped down from her mule and talked for some time in a low tone with Dancaïre and Garcia, then said to me:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “‘We shall meet again, Canary, before you’re hung.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She jumped down from her mule and talked for some time in a low tone with Dancaïre and Garcia, then said to me:
in the near future
From this reading You will hear of me soon.’
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
carry out
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading She jumped down from her mule and talked for some time in a low tone with Dancaïre and Garcia, then said to me:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She jumped down from her mule and talked for some time in a low tone with Dancaïre and Garcia, then said to me:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She jumped down from her mule and talked for some time in a low tone with Dancaïre and Garcia, then said to me:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading She jumped down from her mule and talked for some time in a low tone with Dancaïre and Garcia, then said to me:
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘Ha! ha! the _lillipendi_, to take me for an _erani_!’[34] “It was Carmen, but so perfectly disguised that I should not have recognised her if she had spoken a different tongue.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “‘We shall meet again, Canary, before you’re hung.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will hear of me soon.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading She jumped down from her mule and talked for some time in a low tone with Dancaïre and Garcia, then said to me:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will hear of me soon.’
you're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘We shall meet again, Canary, before you’re hung.
