used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Passing through the hall I heard a woman's shrill voice, lifted in anger, berating some unfortunate attendant.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
anew
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
airsnounUS /erz/
affected manners intended to impress others
From this reading Remember, you are only a hireling, and need give yourself no such fine and unseemly airs."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Remember, you are only a hireling, and need give yourself no such fine and unseemly airs."
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Passing through the hall I heard a woman's shrill voice, lifted in anger, berating some unfortunate attendant.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Remember, you are only a hireling, and need give yourself no such fine and unseemly airs."
attendantnounUS /əˈtendənt/
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading Passing through the hall I heard a woman's shrill voice, lifted in anger, berating some unfortunate attendant.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'd have you be most charming to Monsieur Viard.
beratingnounUS /bɪˈreɪtɪŋ/
a severe rebuke
From this reading Passing through the hall I heard a woman's shrill voice, lifted in anger, berating some unfortunate attendant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading I'd have you be most charming to Monsieur Viard.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You wretched hussy, to speak rudely to a guest of mine, who did but make to you a pretty speech.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
favoredadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərd/
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Remember, you are only a hireling, and need give yourself no such fine and unseemly airs."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Remember, you are only a hireling, and need give yourself no such fine and unseemly airs."
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading "You wretched hussy, to speak rudely to a guest of mine, who did but make to you a pretty speech.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Passing through the hall I heard a woman's shrill voice, lifted in anger, berating some unfortunate attendant.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'd have you be most charming to Monsieur Viard.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Passing through the hall I heard a woman's shrill voice, lifted in anger, berating some unfortunate attendant.
hirelingnoun
a person who works only for money
From this reading Remember, you are only a hireling, and need give yourself no such fine and unseemly airs."
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
hussynounUS /ˈhʌsi/
a woman adulterer
From this reading "You wretched hussy, to speak rudely to a guest of mine, who did but make to you a pretty speech.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
I'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd have you be most charming to Monsieur Viard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Passing through the hall I heard a woman's shrill voice, lifted in anger, berating some unfortunate attendant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
JeromenounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
held up in the air
From this reading Passing through the hall I heard a woman's shrill voice, lifted in anger, berating some unfortunate attendant.
engage in
From this reading "You wretched hussy, to speak rudely to a guest of mine, who did but make to you a pretty speech.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You wretched hussy, to speak rudely to a guest of mine, who did but make to you a pretty speech.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading I'd have you be most charming to Monsieur Viard.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I'd have you be most charming to Monsieur Viard.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Remember, you are only a hireling, and need give yourself no such fine and unseemly airs."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
not any; not one
From this reading Remember, you are only a hireling, and need give yourself no such fine and unseemly airs."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
occupationnounUS /ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
and nothing more
From this reading Remember, you are only a hireling, and need give yourself no such fine and unseemly airs."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Passing through the hall I heard a woman's shrill voice, lifted in anger, berating some unfortunate attendant.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "You wretched hussy, to speak rudely to a guest of mine, who did but make to you a pretty speech.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember, you are only a hireling, and need give yourself no such fine and unseemly airs."
rudelyadverbUS /ˈruːdli/
in an impolite manner
From this reading "You wretched hussy, to speak rudely to a guest of mine, who did but make to you a pretty speech.
try to get or reach
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
shrilladjectiveUS /ʃrɪl/
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading Passing through the hall I heard a woman's shrill voice, lifted in anger, berating some unfortunate attendant.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Passing through the hall I heard a woman's shrill voice, lifted in anger, berating some unfortunate attendant.
express in speech
From this reading "You wretched hussy, to speak rudely to a guest of mine, who did but make to you a pretty speech.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading "You wretched hussy, to speak rudely to a guest of mine, who did but make to you a pretty speech.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Remember, you are only a hireling, and need give yourself no such fine and unseemly airs."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Passing through the hall I heard a woman's shrill voice, lifted in anger, berating some unfortunate attendant.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Passing through the hall I heard a woman's shrill voice, lifted in anger, berating some unfortunate attendant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading Passing through the hall I heard a woman's shrill voice, lifted in anger, berating some unfortunate attendant.
unseemlyadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːmli/
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
From this reading Remember, you are only a hireling, and need give yourself no such fine and unseemly airs."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
Viard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd have you be most charming to Monsieur Viard.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Passing through the hall I heard a woman's shrill voice, lifted in anger, berating some unfortunate attendant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
which person or people
From this reading "You wretched hussy, to speak rudely to a guest of mine, who did but make to you a pretty speech.
in the company of; together with
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Passing through the hall I heard a woman's shrill voice, lifted in anger, berating some unfortunate attendant.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading NEW HOPES Now, that I was well out of their way, it came to me to wonder what I should do with myself until Jerome might please to seek me again, but accident favored me with occupation.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading "You wretched hussy, to speak rudely to a guest of mine, who did but make to you a pretty speech.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You wretched hussy, to speak rudely to a guest of mine, who did but make to you a pretty speech.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Remember, you are only a hireling, and need give yourself no such fine and unseemly airs."
