Chapter XIX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I intend to wed you to a——” “Heavens, Herminia, how harrowing—how hateful——” “Goodness gracious preserve us, aunt, how can ye?”

anew

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “So soon as possible, dear aunt.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I intend to wed you to a——” “Heavens, Herminia, how harrowing—how hateful——” “Goodness gracious preserve us, aunt, how can ye?”

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

softened by the addition of cushions or padding

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Married, d’ye say?”

dearly loved

From this reading “So soon as possible, dear aunt.

very small

From this reading “What, wench, what?” exclaimed the diminutive Duchess, opening drowsy eyes.

half asleep

From this reading “What, wench, what?” exclaimed the diminutive Duchess, opening drowsy eyes.

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

From this reading “What, wench, what?” exclaimed the diminutive Duchess, opening drowsy eyes.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading “What, wench, what?” exclaimed the diminutive Duchess, opening drowsy eyes.

opinion or judgment

From this reading “What, wench, what?” exclaimed the diminutive Duchess, opening drowsy eyes.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

that which is pleasing or valuable or useful

From this reading I intend to wed you to a——” “Heavens, Herminia, how harrowing—how hateful——” “Goodness gracious preserve us, aunt, how can ye?”

characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit

From this reading I intend to wed you to a——” “Heavens, Herminia, how harrowing—how hateful——” “Goodness gracious preserve us, aunt, how can ye?”

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

extremely painful

From this reading I intend to wed you to a——” “Heavens, Herminia, how harrowing—how hateful——” “Goodness gracious preserve us, aunt, how can ye?”

evoking or deserving hatred

From this reading I intend to wed you to a——” “Heavens, Herminia, how harrowing—how hateful——” “Goodness gracious preserve us, aunt, how can ye?”

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading I intend to wed you to a——” “Heavens, Herminia, how harrowing—how hateful——” “Goodness gracious preserve us, aunt, how can ye?”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I intend to wed you to a——” “Heavens, Herminia, how harrowing—how hateful——” “Goodness gracious preserve us, aunt, how can ye?”

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

have in mind as a purpose

From this reading I intend to wed you to a——” “Heavens, Herminia, how harrowing—how hateful——” “Goodness gracious preserve us, aunt, how can ye?”

a polite name for any woman

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

joined in matrimony

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

a form of address for a man

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading “What, wench, what?” exclaimed the diminutive Duchess, opening drowsy eyes.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

capable of happening or existing

From this reading “So soon as possible, dear aunt.

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

From this reading I intend to wed you to a——” “Heavens, Herminia, how harrowing—how hateful——” “Goodness gracious preserve us, aunt, how can ye?”

to a prodigious degree

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

express in words

From this reading “Married, d’ye say?”

a long wooden bench with a back

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “So soon as possible, dear aunt.

in the near future

From this reading “So soon as possible, dear aunt.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

not alert to danger or deception

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I intend to wed you to a——” “Heavens, Herminia, how harrowing—how hateful——” “Goodness gracious preserve us, aunt, how can ye?”

plural of “weave” — pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

plural of “web” — an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

take in marriage

From this reading I intend to wed you to a——” “Heavens, Herminia, how harrowing—how hateful——” “Goodness gracious preserve us, aunt, how can ye?”

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading “What, wench, what?” exclaimed the diminutive Duchess, opening drowsy eyes.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What, wench, what?” exclaimed the diminutive Duchess, opening drowsy eyes.

gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading I intend to wed you to a——” “Heavens, Herminia, how harrowing—how hateful——” “Goodness gracious preserve us, aunt, how can ye?”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MY LADY HERMINIA BARRASDAILE WEAVES WEBS FOR AN UNWARY HE “Aunt,” cried my lady, tossing Mr. Steele’s _Tatler_ to the other end of the cushioned settee and yawning prodigiously, “Aunt Lucinda, ’tis high time I had you married again!”