be able to spare or give up
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Do please get some chairs and let us draw up quite close.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
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 Yet Anthony Graham only stared without moving.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
Betty
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From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "Do please get some chairs and let us draw up quite close.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "Do please get some chairs and let us draw up quite close.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
confidedverbUS /kənˈfaɪdɪd/
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
cracklingnounUS /ˈkræklɪŋ/
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading The drawing room fire was soon crackling.
didn't
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From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do please get some chairs and let us draw up quite close.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Do please get some chairs and let us draw up quite close.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading The drawing room fire was soon crackling.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The drawing room fire was soon crackling.
flamesnounUS /fleɪmz/
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Do please get some chairs and let us draw up quite close.
GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Yet Anthony Graham only stared without moving.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Do please get some chairs and let us draw up quite close.
lightingnounUS /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
in motion
From this reading Yet Anthony Graham only stared without moving.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It is so much pleasanter to talk that way."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
and nothing more
From this reading Yet Anthony Graham only stared without moving.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
pleasanter
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From this reading It is so much pleasanter to talk that way."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Do please get some chairs and let us draw up quite close.
privilegenounUS /ˈprɪvlədʒ/
a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Do please get some chairs and let us draw up quite close.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The drawing room fire was soon crackling.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Do please get some chairs and let us draw up quite close.
in the near future
From this reading The drawing room fire was soon crackling.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Yet Anthony Graham only stared without moving.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading It is so much pleasanter to talk that way."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is so much pleasanter to talk that way."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The drawing room fire was soon crackling.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Do please get some chairs and let us draw up quite close.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do please get some chairs and let us draw up quite close.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The drawing room fire was soon crackling.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It is so much pleasanter to talk that way."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "It is so nice to feel I have the privilege of lighting it; I have been dying to for the past hour, but didn't think I could afford it without company," Betty confided, blowing at the flames.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Anthony Graham only stared without moving.
