30
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From this reading 30.
564
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From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
(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 On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
amiableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪmiəbəl/
disposed to please
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
assiduouslyadverbUS /əˈsɪdwəsli/
with care and persistence
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
atonementnounUS /əˈtoʊnmənt/
compensation for a wrong
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
Bertie
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From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
commonplaceadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmənpleɪs/
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
conflictnounUS /ˈkɑːnflɪkt/
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
fluentadjectiveUS /ˈfluːənt/
smooth and unconstrained in movement
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
usually; as a rule
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
HerbertnounUS /ˈhɜːrbərt/
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
LancasternounUS /ˈlænkæstər/
a city in northwestern England
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
Lee-Harrison
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From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
LeviticusnounUS /ləˈvɪtəkəs/
the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
From this reading _Leviticus_ xvi.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
engage in
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
modelled
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From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
neatlyadverbUS /ˈniːtli/
with neatness
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
not any; not one
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
a human being
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
politeadjectiveUS /pəˈlaɪt/
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
purifyverbUS /ˈpjʊrəfaɪ/
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
Reuben's
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From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
sinsnounUS /sɪnz/
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
spiritualadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtʃuːəl/
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
required or under orders
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
tracesnounUS /ˈtreɪsəz/
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was a small, fair, fluent person, very carefully dressed, assiduously polite, and bearing on his amiable, commonplace, neatly modelled little face no traces of the spiritual conflict which any one knowing his history might have supposed him to have passed through.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
xvinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
From this reading _Leviticus_ xvi.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Herbert, or, as he was generally spoken of, Bertie Lee-Harrison, called at Lancaster Gate on the day of the New Year, to make acquaintance with Reuben’s people and offer his best wishes for the year 564-.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On this day shall He make an atonement for you, to purify you; you shall be clean from all your sins.
