used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
anew
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
amiableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪmiəbəl/
disposed to please
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
Beorminster
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From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
DaisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
dearly loved
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
departingverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
disconcertverbUS /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrt/
cause to feel embarrassment
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
displeasedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspliːzd/
not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
an act that fails
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
GABRIELnounUS /ˈɡeɪbriəl/
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
the act of departing
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
immediately past
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
mousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
Norsham
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
Pansey
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
Pansey's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
remindverbUS /riˈmaɪnd/
put in the mind of someone
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
scorpionnounUS /ˈskɔːrpiən/
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
spitefuladjectiveUS /ˈspaɪtfəl/
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
stingverbUS /stɪŋ/
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
tauntnounUS /tɔːnt/
aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
