used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Before we get to Callao I'll tell you all about my wife, and how I came to marry her.
(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 Before we get to Callao I'll tell you all about my wife, and how I came to marry her.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before we get to Callao I'll tell you all about my wife, and how I came to marry her.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
Callao
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From this reading Before we get to Callao I'll tell you all about my wife, and how I came to marry her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Before we get to Callao I'll tell you all about my wife, and how I came to marry her.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
complimentaryadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːmpləˈmentəri/
conveying or resembling a compliment
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
devoteverbUS /dɪˈvoʊt/
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
doesn't
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From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
divisible by two
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
a social unit living together
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "The next lot I pick up I'll request not to give my name," he said.
gold-mounted
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From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
greedyadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːdi/
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The next lot I pick up I'll request not to give my name," he said.
heirloomsnounUS /ˈerluːmz/
plural of “heirloom” — (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
how
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From this reading Before we get to Callao I'll tell you all about my wife, and how I came to marry her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The next lot I pick up I'll request not to give my name," he said.
I'll
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From this reading "The next lot I pick up I'll request not to give my name," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
jawverbUS /dʒɔː/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
conformity or harmony
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "The next lot I pick up I'll request not to give my name," he said.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
take in marriage
From this reading Before we get to Callao I'll tell you all about my wife, and how I came to marry her.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The next lot I pick up I'll request not to give my name," he said.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "The next lot I pick up I'll request not to give my name," he said.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "The next lot I pick up I'll request not to give my name," he said.
not any; not one
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The next lot I pick up I'll request not to give my name," he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
palled
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From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
select carefully from a group
From this reading "The next lot I pick up I'll request not to give my name," he said.
polishnounUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃ/
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
express the need or desire for
From this reading "The next lot I pick up I'll request not to give my name," he said.
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The next lot I pick up I'll request not to give my name," he said.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
sextantnoun
a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
sextants
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From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
speciallyadverbUS /ˈspeʃəli/
in a special manner
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
carry out
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
express in words
From this reading Before we get to Callao I'll tell you all about my wife, and how I came to marry her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The next lot I pick up I'll request not to give my name," he said.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The next lot I pick up I'll request not to give my name," he said.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The next lot I pick up I'll request not to give my name," he said.
the act of using
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
Wardle
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From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Before we get to Callao I'll tell you all about my wife, and how I came to marry her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She knows what I am, Mr. Wardle, and doesn't require to be reminded of it by falling over a gold-mounted sextant every time she turns round.
at the time that
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My wife, Mr. Wardle, gets tired of keeping a servant specially to polish 'to Captain Brown,' with a lot of complimentary jaw to follow that makes her tired.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A woman even of a greedy mind can easily get palled with sextants, and a woman sees no particular use in them when they take up room that she wants to devote to heirlooms in her family.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Before we get to Callao I'll tell you all about my wife, and how I came to marry her.
