22nd
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From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading EDWARD CLARE DISCOVERS A LIKENESS.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The marriage has been a complete _fiasco_.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
CLARE
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From this reading EDWARD CLARE DISCOVERS A LIKENESS.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The marriage has been a complete _fiasco_.
dearly loved
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
DISCOVERSverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərz/
third-person singular of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading EDWARD CLARE DISCOVERS A LIKENESS.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
dowdies
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From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading EDWARD CLARE DISCOVERS A LIKENESS.
every person
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
exaggerationnounUS /ɪɡˌzædʒərˈeɪʃən/
extravagant exaggeration
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
fiasconounUS /fiˈæskoʊ/
a sudden and violent collapse
From this reading The marriage has been a complete _fiasco_.
frumps
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From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
handfulnounUS /ˈhændfʊl/
a small number or amount
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The marriage has been a complete _fiasco_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
Hazlehurst
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From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
ill-omenedadjective
marked by or promising bad fortune
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
Laura
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From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
LIKENESSnounUS /ˈlaɪknəs/
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
From this reading EDWARD CLARE DISCOVERS A LIKENESS.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
Ned
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From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
RectorynounUS /ˈrektəri/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
To recall to mind.
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
precisely, exactly
From this reading Well, I was right.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
unpardonableadjective
not admitting of pardon
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
wedding-gown
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From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I was right.
at the time that
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading I told her so, I told you so; in fact, I think I told everybody so; if it be not an unpardonable exaggeration to call the handful of wretched dowdies and frumps in such a place as Hazlehurst everybody.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Hazlehurst Rectory, February 22nd.--Dear Ned,--Do you remember my saying, when Laura refused to have a proper wedding-gown, that her marriage was altogether an ill-omened business?
