used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am so glad to have met you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
react verbally
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
Arden
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
budgeverbUS /bʌdʒ/
move very slightly
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
can't
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
don't
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From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
EdgarnounUS /ˈedɡər/
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
at any time
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
a boy or man
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This is the first time I have been out for two years.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I am so glad to have met you.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “I am so glad to have met you.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This is the first time I have been out for two years.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
Somers
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From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
express in speech
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the first time I have been out for two years.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This is the first time I have been out for two years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am so glad to have met you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This is the first time I have been out for two years.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
precisely as stated
From this reading Such a handsome chair! the very best, you may be sure, that he could get to buy.
at the time that
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
which person or people
From this reading The Doctor is always so busy he never gives me any answer when I speak; and you know when one is helpless and can’t budge---- I should have been in my room for ever but for Edgar, you know--I mean Mr. Arden--the dearest fellow!--who has sent me---- I don’t know if you understand such things; but look at it.
a late time of life
From this reading This is the first time I have been out for two years.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have heard so much about you,” said Miss Somers, eagerly.
