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From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dauntless the slughorn to my lips I set, and blew "Child Roland to the dark tower came."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren And let us not stain our honour."
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Dauntless the slughorn to my lips I set, and blew "Child Roland to the dark tower came."
brethrennounUS /ˈbreðrən/
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
From this reading If our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren And let us not stain our honour."
BrowningnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading --Robert Browning TO W. W. D. H.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dauntless the slughorn to my lips I set, and blew "Child Roland to the dark tower came."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
a young person of either sex
From this reading Dauntless the slughorn to my lips I set, and blew "Child Roland to the dark tower came."
Claire
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From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren And let us not stain our honour."
compareverbUS /kəmˈper/
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading --Robert Browning TO W. W. D. H.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Dauntless the slughorn to my lips I set, and blew "Child Roland to the dark tower came."
daughter-in-lawnounUS /ˈdɔːtərɪnlɔː/
the wife of your son
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
Dauntlessadjective
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
From this reading Dauntless the slughorn to my lips I set, and blew "Child Roland to the dark tower came."
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading If our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren And let us not stain our honour."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "God forbid that I should do this thing.
don't
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From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren And let us not stain our honour."
forbidverbUS /fərˈbɪd/
command against
From this reading "God forbid that I should do this thing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
in a gradual manner
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "God forbid that I should do this thing.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
grimlyadverbUS /ˈɡrɪmli/
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading --Robert Browning TO W. W. D. H.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
the state of being honored
From this reading If our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren And let us not stain our honour."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dauntless the slughorn to my lips I set, and blew "Child Roland to the dark tower came."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren And let us not stain our honour."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
ixnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren And let us not stain our honour."
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Dauntless the slughorn to my lips I set, and blew "Child Roland to the dark tower came."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
Maccabees
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From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
manfullyadverbUS /ˈmænfəli/
in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man
From this reading If our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren And let us not stain our honour."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dauntless the slughorn to my lips I set, and blew "Child Roland to the dark tower came."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren And let us not stain our honour."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren And let us not stain our honour."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
RiversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading --Robert Browning TO W. W. D. H.
Roland
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From this reading Dauntless the slughorn to my lips I set, and blew "Child Roland to the dark tower came."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Dauntless the slughorn to my lips I set, and blew "Child Roland to the dark tower came."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "God forbid that I should do this thing.
sideboardnoun
a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
slughorn
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From this reading Dauntless the slughorn to my lips I set, and blew "Child Roland to the dark tower came."
stainnounUS /steɪn/
a soiled or discolored appearance
From this reading If our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren And let us not stain our honour."
carry out
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "God forbid that I should do this thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dauntless the slughorn to my lips I set, and blew "Child Roland to the dark tower came."
in or at that place or location
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
a special situation
From this reading "God forbid that I should do this thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "God forbid that I should do this thing.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading If our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren And let us not stain our honour."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dauntless the slughorn to my lips I set, and blew "Child Roland to the dark tower came."
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Dauntless the slughorn to my lips I set, and blew "Child Roland to the dark tower came."
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren And let us not stain our honour."
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading --Robert Browning TO W. W. D. H.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
Winn
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From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _I Maccabees, ix, 10._ "I shall never be dangerous for you, Miss Rivers," he said gently "You may have to take her as a daughter-in-law, though," Winn remarked without turning round from the sideboard.
You've
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From this reading In his heart there was nothing left to which he could compare her "I don't want a chance," whispered Claire "You've got to live," said Winn, bending grimly over him; "You've got to live!"
