used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
attendingnounUS /əˈtendɪŋ/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Like softest music to attending ears.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
Blanche
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From this reading "Blanche, my dear," said Meredith Vyner.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How silver sweet sound lovers' tongues by night!
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
dearly loved
From this reading "Blanche, my dear," said Meredith Vyner.
the act of discovering something
From this reading THE DISCOVERY.
drawing-room
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Like softest music to attending ears.
start firing a weapon
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
HeathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
How
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From this reading How silver sweet sound lovers' tongues by night!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
Juliet
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
the act of departing
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like softest music to attending ears.
loversnounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading How silver sweet sound lovers' tongues by night!
MeredithnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading "Blanche, my dear," said Meredith Vyner.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Like softest music to attending ears.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Blanche, my dear," said Meredith Vyner.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading How silver sweet sound lovers' tongues by night!
philosophicadjectiveUS /ˌfɪləˈsɑːfɪk/
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
rapturenounUS /ˈræptʃər/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
RomeonounUS /ˈroʊmioʊ/
an ardent male lover
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Blanche, my dear," said Meredith Vyner.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading How silver sweet sound lovers' tongues by night!
softestadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːftəst/
superlative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Like softest music to attending ears.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading How silver sweet sound lovers' tongues by night!
having a supporting base
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading How silver sweet sound lovers' tongues by night!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISCOVERY.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Like softest music to attending ears.
male cat
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
tonguesnounUS /tʌŋz/
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading How silver sweet sound lovers' tongues by night!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
VioletnounUS /ˈvaɪəlɪt/
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
Vyner
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From this reading "Blanche, my dear," said Meredith Vyner.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
whist-table
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
Wincot
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ Leaving the lovers to their rapture, let us glance in at the warm drawing-room, and at the philosophic whist-table: Captain Heath is standing with his back to the fire; Tom Wincot having "cut in" in his place; Violet and Rose are knitting.
