acquaintedadjectiveUS /əˈkweɪntɪd/
having fair knowledge of
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
awedadjectiveUS /ɔːd/
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
Belton
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From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
Belton's
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From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
bowling-green
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From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
deserveverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrv/
be worthy or deserving
From this reading “See what it is to deserve good friends, George,” said Ellen.
DollynounUS /ˈdɑːli/
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
Ellen
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From this reading “See what it is to deserve good friends, George,” said Ellen.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
foremostadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmoʊst/
ranking above all others
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading See what, it is, George, to have the luck of meeting with good friends.”
genteeladjectiveUS /dʒenˈtiːl/
marked by refinement in taste and manners
From this reading “Very genteel, indeed; though he might have taken more notice of me.
GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading See what, it is, George, to have the luck of meeting with good friends.”
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading See what, it is, George, to have the luck of meeting with good friends.”
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Very genteel, indeed; though he might have taken more notice of me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Very genteel, indeed; though he might have taken more notice of me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading See what, it is, George, to have the luck of meeting with good friends.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading See what, it is, George, to have the luck of meeting with good friends.”
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
lucknounUS /lʌk/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading See what, it is, George, to have the luck of meeting with good friends.”
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Very genteel, indeed; though he might have taken more notice of me.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading See what, it is, George, to have the luck of meeting with good friends.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Very genteel, indeed; though he might have taken more notice of me.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Very genteel, indeed; though he might have taken more notice of me.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “Very genteel, indeed; though he might have taken more notice of me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
raisingnounUS /ˈreɪzɪŋ/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “See what it is to deserve good friends, George,” said Ellen.
SeeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See what, it is, George, to have the luck of meeting with good friends.”
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “Very genteel, indeed; though he might have taken more notice of me.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
tea-drinking
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From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Very genteel, indeed; though he might have taken more notice of me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
unaccountablyadverbUS /ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbli/
in an unaccountable manner
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
VeryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very genteel, indeed; though he might have taken more notice of me.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading See what, it is, George, to have the luck of meeting with good friends.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Dolly, who had been unaccountably awed to silence by Mr. Belton’s manner of speaking and looking, broke forth the moment he had left the house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading See what, it is, George, to have the luck of meeting with good friends.”
You'll
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From this reading “You’ll all remember, I hope,” said Mrs. Dolly, raising her voice, “that it was I who was the first and foremost cause of all this, by taking George along with me to the tea-drinking at the bowling-green, where he first got acquainted with Mr. Belton.”
