used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "Being out all day in the fresh air makes one sleepy.
(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 "We all go to bed very early here, Lady Ellington," she said.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "We already have Lady Grilse Ellington," he said, "and I am sure to-morrow evening we shall have Lady Salmon Ellington."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "We already have Lady Grilse Ellington," he said, "and I am sure to-morrow evening we shall have Lady Salmon Ellington."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We already have Lady Grilse Ellington," he said, "and I am sure to-morrow evening we shall have Lady Salmon Ellington."
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "We all go to bed very early here, Lady Ellington," she said.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Being out all day in the fresh air makes one sleepy.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
customaryadjectiveUS /ˈkʌstəmeri/
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Being out all day in the fresh air makes one sleepy.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What is the glass doing, Dover?"
DovernounUS /ˈdoʊvər/
the capital of the state of Delaware
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "We all go to bed very early here, Lady Ellington," she said.
EllingtonnounUS /ˈelɪŋtən/
United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)
From this reading "We already have Lady Grilse Ellington," he said, "and I am sure to-morrow evening we shall have Lady Salmon Ellington."
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
epigrammaticadjectiveUS /ˌepəɡrəˈmætɪk/
terse and witty and like a maxim
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "We already have Lady Grilse Ellington," he said, "and I am sure to-morrow evening we shall have Lady Salmon Ellington."
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "Being out all day in the fresh air makes one sleepy.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading What is the glass doing, Dover?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We all go to bed very early here, Lady Ellington," she said.
Grilse
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From this reading "We already have Lady Grilse Ellington," he said, "and I am sure to-morrow evening we shall have Lady Salmon Ellington."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We already have Lady Grilse Ellington," he said, "and I am sure to-morrow evening we shall have Lady Salmon Ellington."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We already have Lady Grilse Ellington," he said, "and I am sure to-morrow evening we shall have Lady Salmon Ellington."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We all go to bed very early here, Lady Ellington," she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We already have Lady Grilse Ellington," he said, "and I am sure to-morrow evening we shall have Lady Salmon Ellington."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Being out all day in the fresh air makes one sleepy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the glass doing, Dover?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "We already have Lady Grilse Ellington," he said, "and I am sure to-morrow evening we shall have Lady Salmon Ellington."
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "Being out all day in the fresh air makes one sleepy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Being out all day in the fresh air makes one sleepy.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Being out all day in the fresh air makes one sleepy.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We already have Lady Grilse Ellington," he said, "and I am sure to-morrow evening we shall have Lady Salmon Ellington."
SalmonnounUS /ˈsæmən/
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
From this reading "We already have Lady Grilse Ellington," he said, "and I am sure to-morrow evening we shall have Lady Salmon Ellington."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We already have Lady Grilse Ellington," he said, "and I am sure to-morrow evening we shall have Lady Salmon Ellington."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We all go to bed very early here, Lady Ellington," she said.
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading "Being out all day in the fresh air makes one sleepy.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "We already have Lady Grilse Ellington," he said, "and I am sure to-morrow evening we shall have Lady Salmon Ellington."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
to-morrow
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From this reading "We already have Lady Grilse Ellington," he said, "and I am sure to-morrow evening we shall have Lady Salmon Ellington."
precisely as stated
From this reading "We all go to bed very early here, Lady Ellington," she said.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We already have Lady Grilse Ellington," he said, "and I am sure to-morrow evening we shall have Lady Salmon Ellington."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the glass doing, Dover?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
