anew
From this reading Clarence, with his usual lack of tact, put his foot in it again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well, governor, forty thousand pounds is not to be sneezed at.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
BERTHA'S
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From this reading BERTHA’S ESCAPE.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
ClarencenounUS /ˈklerəns/
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading BERTHA’S ESCAPE.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Clarence, with his usual lack of tact, put his foot in it again.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “Well, governor, forty thousand pounds is not to be sneezed at.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
Glynne
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From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
the head of a state government
From this reading “Well, governor, forty thousand pounds is not to be sneezed at.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clarence, with his usual lack of tact, put his foot in it again.
intimacynounUS /ˈɪntəməsi/
close or warm friendship
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
isn't
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From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
Jennie
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From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Clarence, with his usual lack of tact, put his foot in it again.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Well, governor, forty thousand pounds is not to be sneezed at.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clarence, with his usual lack of tact, put his foot in it again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “Well, governor, forty thousand pounds is not to be sneezed at.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Clarence, with his usual lack of tact, put his foot in it again.
cut with a saw
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
sneezedverbUS /sniːzd/
past form of “sneeze” — exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose
From this reading “Well, governor, forty thousand pounds is not to be sneezed at.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
a male human offspring
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
tactnounUS /tækt/
consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
From this reading Clarence, with his usual lack of tact, put his foot in it again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “Well, governor, forty thousand pounds is not to be sneezed at.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “It isn’t so hard, Clarence, to come out from London every night and go back every morning as it used to be, is it?”
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Clarence, with his usual lack of tact, put his foot in it again.
precisely as stated
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
wardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
(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, governor, forty thousand pounds is not to be sneezed at.”
at the time that
From this reading As Jennie anticipated, Mr. Thomas Glynne was very much pleased when he saw the growing intimacy between his son and ward.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Clarence, with his usual lack of tact, put his foot in it again.
