used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Not a right.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
anew
From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
(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 Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
BondnounUS /bɑːnd/
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now I shall have to go on thinking--and wondering what happened--and worrying."
buttingverbUS /ˈbʌtɪŋ/
-ing form of “butt” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
don't
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From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
at any time
From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
foldingnounUS /ˈfoʊldɪŋ/
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But now I shall have to go on thinking--and wondering what happened--and worrying."
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading But now I shall have to go on thinking--and wondering what happened--and worrying."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
I'd
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From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
I'm
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From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a right.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now I shall have to go on thinking--and wondering what happened--and worrying."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But now I shall have to go on thinking--and wondering what happened--and worrying."
polishedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃt/
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
prosaicallyadverb
in a matter-of-fact manner
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
on the contrary
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Not a right.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
saganounUS /ˈsɑːɡə/
a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
express in words
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But now I shall have to go on thinking--and wondering what happened--and worrying."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
shouldn't
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From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
sleekadjectiveUS /sliːk/
well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed
From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
having a supporting base
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
Stonehouse
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From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
express a supposition
From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
that's
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From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading But now I shall have to go on thinking--and wondering what happened--and worrying."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
(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 I should have said to myself, 'Well, that's the end of the little Robert Stonehouse saga as far as I'm concerned,' and I don't suppose I should ever have thought of you again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But now I shall have to go on thinking--and wondering what happened--and worrying."
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading She drew her cloak closer about her like a bird folding its wings, and added prosaically: "I say, don't you find it rather cold standing about here?"
showing curiosity
From this reading But now I shall have to go on thinking--and wondering what happened--and worrying."
worryingnounUS /ˈwɜːriɪŋ/
the act of harassing someone
From this reading But now I shall have to go on thinking--and wondering what happened--and worrying."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of course, if I'd met you in Bond Street, all sleek and polished, I shouldn't have dreamed of butting in.
