used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was said about a week after the dinner at Sidonia’s, by Lord Montacute to the duchess.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This was said about a week after the dinner at Sidonia’s, by Lord Montacute to the duchess.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Her Grace, a year ago, had she been aware of it, would have deemed Tancred’s engagement as fearful an affair.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This was said about a week after the dinner at Sidonia’s, by Lord Montacute to the duchess.
in the past
From this reading Her Grace, a year ago, had she been aware of it, would have deemed Tancred’s engagement as fearful an affair.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
amountingverbUS /əˈmaʊntɪŋ/
-ing form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her Grace, a year ago, had she been aware of it, would have deemed Tancred’s engagement as fearful an affair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was said about a week after the dinner at Sidonia’s, by Lord Montacute to the duchess.
attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading Her Grace, a year ago, had she been aware of it, would have deemed Tancred’s engagement as fearful an affair.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her Grace, a year ago, had she been aware of it, would have deemed Tancred’s engagement as fearful an affair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was said about a week after the dinner at Sidonia’s, by Lord Montacute to the duchess.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
cannot
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From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
dearly loved
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
deemedverbUS /diːmd/
past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
From this reading Her Grace, a year ago, had she been aware of it, would have deemed Tancred’s engagement as fearful an affair.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading This was said about a week after the dinner at Sidonia’s, by Lord Montacute to the duchess.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading This was said about a week after the dinner at Sidonia’s, by Lord Montacute to the duchess.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading Her Grace, a year ago, had she been aware of it, would have deemed Tancred’s engagement as fearful an affair.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Her Grace, a year ago, had she been aware of it, would have deemed Tancred’s engagement as fearful an affair.
GreenwichnounUS /ˈɡrenɪtʃ/
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her Grace, a year ago, had she been aware of it, would have deemed Tancred’s engagement as fearful an affair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her Grace, a year ago, had she been aware of it, would have deemed Tancred’s engagement as fearful an affair.
intense and profound fear
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her Grace, a year ago, had she been aware of it, would have deemed Tancred’s engagement as fearful an affair.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading This was said about a week after the dinner at Sidonia’s, by Lord Montacute to the duchess.
joined in matrimony
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
Montacute
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From this reading This was said about a week after the dinner at Sidonia’s, by Lord Montacute to the duchess.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her Grace, a year ago, had she been aware of it, would have deemed Tancred’s engagement as fearful an affair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This was said about a week after the dinner at Sidonia’s, by Lord Montacute to the duchess.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her Grace, a year ago, had she been aware of it, would have deemed Tancred’s engagement as fearful an affair.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
Sidonia's
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From this reading This was said about a week after the dinner at Sidonia’s, by Lord Montacute to the duchess.
a male human offspring
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
Tancred's
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From this reading Her Grace, a year ago, had she been aware of it, would have deemed Tancred’s engagement as fearful an affair.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading ‘That terrible yacht!’ thought the duchess.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was said about a week after the dinner at Sidonia’s, by Lord Montacute to the duchess.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ‘That terrible yacht!’ thought the duchess.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was said about a week after the dinner at Sidonia’s, by Lord Montacute to the duchess.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading This was said about a week after the dinner at Sidonia’s, by Lord Montacute to the duchess.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The idea that her son should have called every day for a week on a married lady, beautiful and attractive, would have filled her with alarm amounting almost to horror.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her Grace, a year ago, had she been aware of it, would have deemed Tancred’s engagement as fearful an affair.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Her Grace, a year ago, had she been aware of it, would have deemed Tancred’s engagement as fearful an affair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Sweet Sympathy_ I AM sorry, my dear mother, that I cannot accompany you; but I must go down to my yacht this morning, and on my return from Greenwich I have an engagement.’
