aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dear madam in the boxes, take up your opera- glass and look about you.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Yes, brave 'prentice-boys in the tier above, the cat-call by all means!
(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 Yes, brave 'prentice-boys in the tier above, the cat-call by all means!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear madam in the boxes, take up your opera- glass and look about you.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading Settle yourselves, my good audience; chat each with his neighbor.
boxesnounUS /ˈbɑːksəz/
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Dear madam in the boxes, take up your opera- glass and look about you.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Yes, brave 'prentice-boys in the tier above, the cat-call by all means!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yes, brave 'prentice-boys in the tier above, the cat-call by all means!
cat-call
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From this reading Yes, brave 'prentice-boys in the tier above, the cat-call by all means!
chatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Settle yourselves, my good audience; chat each with his neighbor.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear madam in the boxes, take up your opera- glass and look about you.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The stage-scene has dropped.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Settle yourselves, my good audience; chat each with his neighbor.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Treat Tom and pretty Sal to some of those fine oranges, O thou happy-looking mother in the two-shilling gallery!
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading Treat Tom and pretty Sal to some of those fine oranges, O thou happy-looking mother in the two-shilling gallery!
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Dear madam in the boxes, take up your opera- glass and look about you.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Settle yourselves, my good audience; chat each with his neighbor.
happy-looking
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From this reading Treat Tom and pretty Sal to some of those fine oranges, O thou happy-looking mother in the two-shilling gallery!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stage-scene has dropped.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Settle yourselves, my good audience; chat each with his neighbor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dear madam in the boxes, take up your opera- glass and look about you.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Dear madam in the boxes, take up your opera- glass and look about you.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Dear madam in the boxes, take up your opera- glass and look about you.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Yes, brave 'prentice-boys in the tier above, the cat-call by all means!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Treat Tom and pretty Sal to some of those fine oranges, O thou happy-looking mother in the two-shilling gallery!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Settle yourselves, my good audience; chat each with his neighbor.
neighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Settle yourselves, my good audience; chat each with his neighbor.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Treat Tom and pretty Sal to some of those fine oranges, O thou happy-looking mother in the two-shilling gallery!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Treat Tom and pretty Sal to some of those fine oranges, O thou happy-looking mother in the two-shilling gallery!
operanounUS /ˈɑːprə/
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading Dear madam in the boxes, take up your opera- glass and look about you.
orangesnounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒəz/
plural of “orange” — round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading Treat Tom and pretty Sal to some of those fine oranges, O thou happy-looking mother in the two-shilling gallery!
prentice-boys
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From this reading Yes, brave 'prentice-boys in the tier above, the cat-call by all means!
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Treat Tom and pretty Sal to some of those fine oranges, O thou happy-looking mother in the two-shilling gallery!
Sal
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From this reading Treat Tom and pretty Sal to some of those fine oranges, O thou happy-looking mother in the two-shilling gallery!
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading Settle yourselves, my good audience; chat each with his neighbor.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Treat Tom and pretty Sal to some of those fine oranges, O thou happy-looking mother in the two-shilling gallery!
stage-scene
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From this reading The stage-scene has dropped.
carry out
From this reading Dear madam in the boxes, take up your opera- glass and look about you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stage-scene has dropped.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Treat Tom and pretty Sal to some of those fine oranges, O thou happy-looking mother in the two-shilling gallery!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Treat Tom and pretty Sal to some of those fine oranges, O thou happy-looking mother in the two-shilling gallery!
tiernounUS /tiːr/
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
From this reading Yes, brave 'prentice-boys in the tier above, the cat-call by all means!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Treat Tom and pretty Sal to some of those fine oranges, O thou happy-looking mother in the two-shilling gallery!
male cat
From this reading Treat Tom and pretty Sal to some of those fine oranges, O thou happy-looking mother in the two-shilling gallery!
interact in a certain way
From this reading Treat Tom and pretty Sal to some of those fine oranges, O thou happy-looking mother in the two-shilling gallery!
two-shilling
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From this reading Treat Tom and pretty Sal to some of those fine oranges, O thou happy-looking mother in the two-shilling gallery!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dear madam in the boxes, take up your opera- glass and look about you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Settle yourselves, my good audience; chat each with his neighbor.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, brave 'prentice-boys in the tier above, the cat-call by all means!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear madam in the boxes, take up your opera- glass and look about you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear madam in the boxes, take up your opera- glass and look about you.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading Settle yourselves, my good audience; chat each with his neighbor.
