used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “None _whatever_!” she replied, with the joyous laugh of a child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I began.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “None _whatever_!” she replied, with the joyous laugh of a child.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “We _give_ people what they haven’t got: we _wish_ for something that is yet to come.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
set up or found
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
garden-gate
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From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “No need to _give_ you joy, or to _wish_ you joy?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We _give_ people what they haven’t got: we _wish_ for something that is yet to come.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
haven't
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From this reading “We _give_ people what they haven’t got: we _wish_ for something that is yet to come.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We _give_ people what they haven’t got: we _wish_ for something that is yet to come.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “No need to _give_ you joy, or to _wish_ you joy?”
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading “None _whatever_!” she replied, with the joyous laugh of a child.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
the sound of laughing
From this reading “None _whatever_!” she replied, with the joyous laugh of a child.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
Muriel
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From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “No need to _give_ you joy, or to _wish_ you joy?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No need to _give_ you joy, or to _wish_ you joy?”
not one, and not any
From this reading “None _whatever_!” she replied, with the joyous laugh of a child.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “None _whatever_!” she replied, with the joyous laugh of a child.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “No need to _give_ you joy, or to _wish_ you joy?”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “We _give_ people what they haven’t got: we _wish_ for something that is yet to come.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “None _whatever_!” she replied, with the joyous laugh of a child.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “None _whatever_!” she replied, with the joyous laugh of a child.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “We _give_ people what they haven’t got: we _wish_ for something that is yet to come.
having a supporting base
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We _give_ people what they haven’t got: we _wish_ for something that is yet to come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We _give_ people what they haven’t got: we _wish_ for something that is yet to come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No need to _give_ you joy, or to _wish_ you joy?”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We _give_ people what they haven’t got: we _wish_ for something that is yet to come.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So I went on my lonely way, and, on reaching the Hall, I found Lady Muriel standing at the garden-gate waiting for me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “We _give_ people what they haven’t got: we _wish_ for something that is yet to come.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “None _whatever_!” she replied, with the joyous laugh of a child.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “No need to _give_ you joy, or to _wish_ you joy?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “None _whatever_!” she replied, with the joyous laugh of a child.
but in spite of that
From this reading “We _give_ people what they haven’t got: we _wish_ for something that is yet to come.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No need to _give_ you joy, or to _wish_ you joy?”
