used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mrs. Berkley spoke with difficulty for little Anne had her around the neck in a hug that implied a long separation.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Mr. Berkley is on the side piazza with Peter, and Antony is here.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
AntonynounUS /ˈæntəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “Mr. Berkley is on the side piazza with Peter, and Antony is here.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Mrs. Berkley spoke with difficulty for little Anne had her around the neck in a hug that implied a long separation.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Joan has taken the baby and left him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
Berkley
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From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
cavaliernounUS /ˌkævəˈlɪr/
a gallant or courtly gentleman
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
a female human offspring
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
deliveringverbUS /dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ/
-ing form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Mrs. Berkley spoke with difficulty for little Anne had her around the neck in a hug that implied a long separation.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
favoured
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Berkley spoke with difficulty for little Anne had her around the neck in a hug that implied a long separation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Berkley spoke with difficulty for little Anne had her around the neck in a hug that implied a long separation.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Mr. Berkley is on the side piazza with Peter, and Antony is here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Joan has taken the baby and left him.
hugverbUS /hʌɡ/
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading Mrs. Berkley spoke with difficulty for little Anne had her around the neck in a hug that implied a long separation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
impliedverbUS /ˌɪmˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “imply” — express or state indirectly
From this reading Mrs. Berkley spoke with difficulty for little Anne had her around the neck in a hug that implied a long separation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Berkley spoke with difficulty for little Anne had her around the neck in a hug that implied a long separation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mr. Berkley is on the side piazza with Peter, and Antony is here.
Joan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan has taken the baby and left him.
KitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
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 Joan has taken the baby and left him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Mrs. Berkley spoke with difficulty for little Anne had her around the neck in a hug that implied a long separation.
and nothing more
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Berkley is on the side piazza with Peter, and Antony is here.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Mrs. Berkley spoke with difficulty for little Anne had her around the neck in a hug that implied a long separation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Mr. Berkley is on the side piazza with Peter, and Antony is here.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Mr. Berkley is on the side piazza with Peter, and Antony is here.
piazzanounUS /piˈæzə/
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading “Mr. Berkley is on the side piazza with Peter, and Antony is here.
rescuedadjectiveUS /ˈreskjuːd/
delivered from danger
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
RevelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
separationnounUS /ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/
the state of lacking unity
From this reading Mrs. Berkley spoke with difficulty for little Anne had her around the neck in a hug that implied a long separation.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Mr. Berkley is on the side piazza with Peter, and Antony is here.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Mrs. Berkley spoke with difficulty for little Anne had her around the neck in a hug that implied a long separation.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Joan has taken the baby and left him.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you, Kit.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Berkley spoke with difficulty for little Anne had her around the neck in a hug that implied a long separation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Berkley spoke with difficulty for little Anne had her around the neck in a hug that implied a long separation.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Berkley spoke with difficulty for little Anne had her around the neck in a hug that implied a long separation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Thank you, Kit.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Revelation_ “Your daughter has not been rescued this time, Mrs. Berkley; I am merely her favoured cavalier,” explained Kit, delivering little Anne into her mother’s hands.
