(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 The bullion is all going out of the country, and the banks are refusing to discount."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bullion is all going out of the country, and the banks are refusing to discount."
apartmentsnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənts/
plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Things are looking in Liverpool as black as thunder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading I was, to say the truth, most painfully aware of the facts which he unfeelingly obtruded upon my notice.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading The bullion is all going out of the country, and the banks are refusing to discount."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Things are looking in Liverpool as black as thunder.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob M'Corkindale might very safely have kept his information to himself.
bullionnounUS /ˈbʊljən/
a mass of precious metal
From this reading The bullion is all going out of the country, and the banks are refusing to discount."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The bullion is all going out of the country, and the banks are refusing to discount."
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
discountnounUS /dɪˈskaʊnt/
the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
From this reading The bullion is all going out of the country, and the banks are refusing to discount."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
Dunshunner
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From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading I was, to say the truth, most painfully aware of the facts which he unfeelingly obtruded upon my notice.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
the act of departing
From this reading The bullion is all going out of the country, and the banks are refusing to discount."
come to pass
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bob M'Corkindale might very safely have kept his information to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bob M'Corkindale might very safely have kept his information to himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was, to say the truth, most painfully aware of the facts which he unfeelingly obtruded upon my notice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
a message received and understood
From this reading Bob M'Corkindale might very safely have kept his information to himself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bullion is all going out of the country, and the banks are refusing to discount."
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Bob M'Corkindale might very safely have kept his information to himself.
immediately past
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading Things are looking in Liverpool as black as thunder.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Things are looking in Liverpool as black as thunder.
M'Corkindale
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From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Bob M'Corkindale might very safely have kept his information to himself.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
used to form the superlative
From this reading I was, to say the truth, most painfully aware of the facts which he unfeelingly obtruded upon my notice.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading I was, to say the truth, most painfully aware of the facts which he unfeelingly obtruded upon my notice.
obtruded
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From this reading I was, to say the truth, most painfully aware of the facts which he unfeelingly obtruded upon my notice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bullion is all going out of the country, and the banks are refusing to discount."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The bullion is all going out of the country, and the banks are refusing to discount."
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading I was, to say the truth, most painfully aware of the facts which he unfeelingly obtruded upon my notice.
refusingverbUS /rəˈfjuːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading The bullion is all going out of the country, and the banks are refusing to discount."
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading Bob M'Corkindale might very safely have kept his information to himself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
express in words
From this reading I was, to say the truth, most painfully aware of the facts which he unfeelingly obtruded upon my notice.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
share-list
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From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Things are looking in Liverpool as black as thunder.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Things are looking in Liverpool as black as thunder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
a fact that has been verified
From this reading I was, to say the truth, most painfully aware of the facts which he unfeelingly obtruded upon my notice.
unfeelinglyadverb
without compassionate feelings
From this reading I was, to say the truth, most painfully aware of the facts which he unfeelingly obtruded upon my notice.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I was, to say the truth, most painfully aware of the facts which he unfeelingly obtruded upon my notice.
precisely as stated
From this reading Bob M'Corkindale might very safely have kept his information to himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was, to say the truth, most painfully aware of the facts which he unfeelingly obtruded upon my notice.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was, to say the truth, most painfully aware of the facts which he unfeelingly obtruded upon my notice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Dunshunner," said my friend Robert M'Corkindale as he entered my apartments one fine morning in June last, "do you happen to have seen the share-list?
