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From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
A'll
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From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Elspeth, say the 'Queen of Elfland'!" he added coaxingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
aneadjectiveUS /eɪn/
used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
Anne-Hilarion
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From this reading "They are very kind ladies," said Anne-Hilarion, who was excited.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are very kind ladies," said Anne-Hilarion, who was excited.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "I think Mme. de Chaulnes is a beautiful old lady like a fée marraine--yes, like the Queen of Elfland.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
a youthful male person
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
Chaulnes
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From this reading "I think Mme. de Chaulnes is a beautiful old lady like a fée marraine--yes, like the Queen of Elfland.
coaxinglyadverb
in a cajoling manner
From this reading Elspeth, say the 'Queen of Elfland'!" he added coaxingly.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "I think Mme. de Chaulnes is a beautiful old lady like a fée marraine--yes, like the Queen of Elfland.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
e'enadverb
even
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
Elfland
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From this reading "I think Mme. de Chaulnes is a beautiful old lady like a fée marraine--yes, like the Queen of Elfland.
Elspeth
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From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading "They are very kind ladies," said Anne-Hilarion, who was excited.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
fée
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From this reading "I think Mme. de Chaulnes is a beautiful old lady like a fée marraine--yes, like the Queen of Elfland.
garnounUS /ɡɑːr/
primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
gif
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From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
glumadjectiveUS /ɡlʌm/
moody and melancholic
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Elspeth, say the 'Queen of Elfland'!" he added coaxingly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think Mme. de Chaulnes is a beautiful old lady like a fée marraine--yes, like the Queen of Elfland.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I think Mme. de Chaulnes is a beautiful old lady like a fée marraine--yes, like the Queen of Elfland.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "They are very kind ladies," said Anne-Hilarion, who was excited.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading "They are very kind ladies," said Anne-Hilarion, who was excited.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "I think Mme. de Chaulnes is a beautiful old lady like a fée marraine--yes, like the Queen of Elfland.
go away from a place
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I think Mme. de Chaulnes is a beautiful old lady like a fée marraine--yes, like the Queen of Elfland.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
madams
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From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
marraine
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From this reading "I think Mme. de Chaulnes is a beautiful old lady like a fée marraine--yes, like the Queen of Elfland.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
Mme
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From this reading "I think Mme. de Chaulnes is a beautiful old lady like a fée marraine--yes, like the Queen of Elfland.
not any; not one
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "I think Mme. de Chaulnes is a beautiful old lady like a fée marraine--yes, like the Queen of Elfland.
ony
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From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
oot
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From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
operationnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃən/
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
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 "I think Mme. de Chaulnes is a beautiful old lady like a fée marraine--yes, like the Queen of Elfland.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
RHYMERnounUS /ˈraɪmər/
a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They are very kind ladies," said Anne-Hilarion, who was excited.
express in words
From this reading Elspeth, say the 'Queen of Elfland'!" he added coaxingly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are very kind ladies," said Anne-Hilarion, who was excited.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think Mme. de Chaulnes is a beautiful old lady like a fée marraine--yes, like the Queen of Elfland.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
up to a particular time
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
precisely as stated
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
at the time that
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
in or at the place that
From this reading THOMAS THE RHYMER (1) Elspeth was very glum as she put the little boy to bed in the delightful room where there was no place for her.
which person or people
From this reading "They are very kind ladies," said Anne-Hilarion, who was excited.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "At ony rate," she remarked, when the operation was concluded, "A'll no leave ye till A please, and gif ane of these madams comes A'll e'en gar her turn me oot."
an affirmative
From this reading "I think Mme. de Chaulnes is a beautiful old lady like a fée marraine--yes, like the Queen of Elfland.
