how long something has existed
From this reading "Yes, madam--" "Chrotechilde, age seems to dull your powers of penetration--perhaps I may have to look for some other confidante."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading QUEEN AND CONFIDANTE.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You really ask me?"
Brunhildnoun
a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
Chrotechilde
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From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Madam, please explain yourself--" "I mean to test how far the present dullness that seems to have come over you may go."
CONFIDANTEnounUS /ˈkɑːnfədænt/
a female confidant
From this reading QUEEN AND CONFIDANTE.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading "Yes, madam--" "Chrotechilde, age seems to dull your powers of penetration--perhaps I may have to look for some other confidante."
dullnessnounUS /ˈdʌlnəs/
the quality of being slow to understand
From this reading "Madam, please explain yourself--" "I mean to test how far the present dullness that seems to have come over you may go."
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Madam, please explain yourself--" "I mean to test how far the present dullness that seems to have come over you may go."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Madam, please explain yourself--" "I mean to test how far the present dullness that seems to have come over you may go."
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Madam, please explain yourself--" "I mean to test how far the present dullness that seems to have come over you may go."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes, madam--" "Chrotechilde, age seems to dull your powers of penetration--perhaps I may have to look for some other confidante."
how
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From this reading "Madam, please explain yourself--" "I mean to test how far the present dullness that seems to have come over you may go."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, madam--" "Chrotechilde, age seems to dull your powers of penetration--perhaps I may have to look for some other confidante."
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Yes, madam--" "Chrotechilde, age seems to dull your powers of penetration--perhaps I may have to look for some other confidante."
a woman of refinement
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Yes, madam--" "Chrotechilde, age seems to dull your powers of penetration--perhaps I may have to look for some other confidante."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You really ask me?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Madam, please explain yourself--" "I mean to test how far the present dullness that seems to have come over you may go."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Yes, madam--" "Chrotechilde, age seems to dull your powers of penetration--perhaps I may have to look for some other confidante."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Madam, please explain yourself--" "I mean to test how far the present dullness that seems to have come over you may go."
penetrationnounUS /ˌpenəˈtreɪʃən/
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
From this reading "Yes, madam--" "Chrotechilde, age seems to dull your powers of penetration--perhaps I may have to look for some other confidante."
by chance
From this reading "Yes, madam--" "Chrotechilde, age seems to dull your powers of penetration--perhaps I may have to look for some other confidante."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Madam, please explain yourself--" "I mean to test how far the present dullness that seems to have come over you may go."
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading "Yes, madam--" "Chrotechilde, age seems to dull your powers of penetration--perhaps I may have to look for some other confidante."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Madam, please explain yourself--" "I mean to test how far the present dullness that seems to have come over you may go."
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading QUEEN AND CONFIDANTE.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "You really ask me?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Yes, madam--" "Chrotechilde, age seems to dull your powers of penetration--perhaps I may have to look for some other confidante."
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Yes, madam--" "Chrotechilde, age seems to dull your powers of penetration--perhaps I may have to look for some other confidante."
testnounUS /test/
trying something to find out about it
From this reading "Madam, please explain yourself--" "I mean to test how far the present dullness that seems to have come over you may go."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Madam, please explain yourself--" "I mean to test how far the present dullness that seems to have come over you may go."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, madam--" "Chrotechilde, age seems to dull your powers of penetration--perhaps I may have to look for some other confidante."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Madam," said Chrotechilde to Brunhild, "for whom do you intend the one of the two female slaves whom you expect to buy?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, madam--" "Chrotechilde, age seems to dull your powers of penetration--perhaps I may have to look for some other confidante."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Madam, please explain yourself--" "I mean to test how far the present dullness that seems to have come over you may go."
