used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
matters of personal concern
From this reading I wonder if other families have got tame countesses, who come bothering and interfering in their affairs?
(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 I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wonder if other families have got tame countesses, who come bothering and interfering in their affairs?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
botheringverbUS /ˈbɑːðərɪŋ/
-ing form of “bother” — take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading I wonder if other families have got tame countesses, who come bothering and interfering in their affairs?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
clasping
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From this reading A party!" she said to George, clasping her hands in her silly way.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I wonder if other families have got tame countesses, who come bothering and interfering in their affairs?
countessesnounUS /ˈkaʊntəsɪz/
plural of “countess” — female equivalent of a count or earl
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
don't
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From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
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Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading A party!" she said to George, clasping her hands in her silly way.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I wonder if other families have got tame countesses, who come bothering and interfering in their affairs?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading A party!" she said to George, clasping her hands in her silly way.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wonder if other families have got tame countesses, who come bothering and interfering in their affairs?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A party!" she said to George, clasping her hands in her silly way.
house-warming
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From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder if other families have got tame countesses, who come bothering and interfering in their affairs?
IbsennounUS /ˈɪbsən/
realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)
From this reading "My party on the table!" like the woman in the play of _Ibsen_.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wonder if other families have got tame countesses, who come bothering and interfering in their affairs?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I wonder if other families have got tame countesses, who come bothering and interfering in their affairs?
interferingadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪrɪŋ/
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
From this reading I wonder if other families have got tame countesses, who come bothering and interfering in their affairs?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "My party on the table!" like the woman in the play of _Ibsen_.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My party on the table!" like the woman in the play of _Ibsen_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My party on the table!" like the woman in the play of _Ibsen_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "My party on the table!" like the woman in the play of _Ibsen_.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I wonder if other families have got tame countesses, who come bothering and interfering in their affairs?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "My party on the table!" like the woman in the play of _Ibsen_.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A party!" she said to George, clasping her hands in her silly way.
Scilly
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From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A party!" she said to George, clasping her hands in her silly way.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading A party!" she said to George, clasping her hands in her silly way.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "My party on the table!" like the woman in the play of _Ibsen_.
tameverbUS /teɪm/
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading I wonder if other families have got tame countesses, who come bothering and interfering in their affairs?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My party on the table!" like the woman in the play of _Ibsen_.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I wonder if other families have got tame countesses, who come bothering and interfering in their affairs?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't mind our having a house-warming party at all, but I do hate that it should be to please Lady Scilly.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A party!" she said to George, clasping her hands in her silly way.
which person or people
From this reading I wonder if other families have got tame countesses, who come bothering and interfering in their affairs?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "My party on the table!" like the woman in the play of _Ibsen_.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder if other families have got tame countesses, who come bothering and interfering in their affairs?
