168
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From this reading 168 We were called upon to part with almost all the gulden.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
absentmindedlyadverb
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
from one side of something to the other
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
(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 168 We were called upon to part with almost all the gulden.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading 168 We were called upon to part with almost all the gulden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
Betty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading 168 We were called upon to part with almost all the gulden.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
ChauffeurnounUS /ʃoʊˈfɜːr/
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
ConductornounUS /kənˈdʌktər/
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
DestinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
FacingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
guldennoun
the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
From this reading 168 We were called upon to part with almost all the gulden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading 168 We were called upon to part with almost all the gulden.
PassesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
RosemarynounUS /ˈroʊzmeri/
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
StarrnounUS /stɑːr/
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading 168 We were called upon to part with almost all the gulden.
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 168 We were called upon to part with almost all the gulden.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 168 We were called upon to part with almost all the gulden.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
Williamson
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From this reading _My Friend the Chauffeur_, _Lady Betty Across the Water_, _Rosemary in Search of a Father_, _Princess Virginia_, _The Car of Destiny_, _The Princess Passes_, _The Lightning Conductor_ C. N. and A. M. Williamson Facing She absentmindedly dropped in three, while Page talking to Starr .
in the company of; together with
From this reading 168 We were called upon to part with almost all the gulden.
