217
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From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “First fault!” he exclaimed, indignantly, “why, how dare you utter such a falsehood?
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Two of you were well flogged the other day, and there is now nothing for it but to send you away altogether.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Two of you were well flogged the other day, and there is now nothing for it but to send you away altogether.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
complainedverbUS /kəmˈpleɪnd/
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “First fault!” he exclaimed, indignantly, “why, how dare you utter such a falsehood?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Two of you were well flogged the other day, and there is now nothing for it but to send you away altogether.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “First fault!” he exclaimed, indignantly, “why, how dare you utter such a falsehood?
falsehoodnounUS /ˈfælshʊd/
a false statement
From this reading “First fault!” he exclaimed, indignantly, “why, how dare you utter such a falsehood?
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “First fault!” he exclaimed, indignantly, “why, how dare you utter such a falsehood?
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “First fault!” he exclaimed, indignantly, “why, how dare you utter such a falsehood?
flogged
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From this reading Two of you were well flogged the other day, and there is now nothing for it but to send you away altogether.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “First fault!” he exclaimed, indignantly, “why, how dare you utter such a falsehood?
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
how
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From this reading “First fault!” he exclaimed, indignantly, “why, how dare you utter such a falsehood?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading First fault indeed!
indignantlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnəntliː/
in an indignant manner
From this reading “First fault!” he exclaimed, indignantly, “why, how dare you utter such a falsehood?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two of you were well flogged the other day, and there is now nothing for it but to send you away altogether.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Two of you were well flogged the other day, and there is now nothing for it but to send you away altogether.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
mannikins
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From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Two of you were well flogged the other day, and there is now nothing for it but to send you away altogether.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
and nothing more
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Two of you were well flogged the other day, and there is now nothing for it but to send you away altogether.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
pestnounUS /pest/
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
practicesnounUS /ˈpræktəsəz/
plural of “practice” — a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
projectedadjectiveUS /prəˈdʒektəd/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
reformnounUS /rəˈfɔːrm/
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Two of you were well flogged the other day, and there is now nothing for it but to send you away altogether.”
sparedverbUS /sperd/
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
speciallyadverbUS /ˈspeʃəli/
in a special manner
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “First fault!” he exclaimed, indignantly, “why, how dare you utter such a falsehood?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Two of you were well flogged the other day, and there is now nothing for it but to send you away altogether.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two of you were well flogged the other day, and there is now nothing for it but to send you away altogether.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two of you were well flogged the other day, and there is now nothing for it but to send you away altogether.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading “First fault!” he exclaimed, indignantly, “why, how dare you utter such a falsehood?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Two of you were well flogged the other day, and there is now nothing for it but to send you away altogether.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two of you were well flogged the other day, and there is now nothing for it but to send you away altogether.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “First fault!” he exclaimed, indignantly, “why, how dare you utter such a falsehood?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “First fault!” he exclaimed, indignantly, “why, how dare you utter such a falsehood?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have been complained of a dozen times at least by my mannikins, and I {217}have only spared you hitherto from a hope that you might reform, and give up your evil practices.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading You have not only made yourselves the pest of the whole place for a long time past, but you have now for the second time projected an attack upon the castle which I specially protect.
