Aloysius
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From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
antepenultimatenoun
the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
From this reading “They will be as old as--as the antepenultimate barrel-organ tune.”
arm-chair
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From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “They will be as old as--as the antepenultimate barrel-organ tune.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Call you them novelties?” asked Lady Phayre.
barrel-organ
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From this reading “They will be as old as--as the antepenultimate barrel-organ tune.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “They will be as old as--as the antepenultimate barrel-organ tune.”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Call you them novelties?” asked Lady Phayre.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We can promise you many New Year novelties.”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
GleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
come to pass
From this reading “I WISH something new would happen,” said Lady Phayre.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I WISH something new would happen,” said Lady Phayre.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
and nothing more
From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “I WISH something new would happen,” said Lady Phayre.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “We can promise you many New Year novelties.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “I WISH something new would happen,” said Lady Phayre.
noveltiesnounUS /ˈnɑːvəltiz/
plural of “novelty” — originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
From this reading “We can promise you many New Year novelties.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “They will be as old as--as the antepenultimate barrel-organ tune.”
Phayre
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From this reading “I WISH something new would happen,” said Lady Phayre.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “We can promise you many New Year novelties.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I WISH something new would happen,” said Lady Phayre.
sessionnounUS /ˈseʃən/
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I WISH something new would happen,” said Lady Phayre.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Call you them novelties?” asked Lady Phayre.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is the session just begun,” replied Mr. Aloysius Gleam, drawing his arm-chair an inch nearer the fire.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They will be as old as--as the antepenultimate barrel-organ tune.”
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “They will be as old as--as the antepenultimate barrel-organ tune.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We can promise you many New Year novelties.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “They will be as old as--as the antepenultimate barrel-organ tune.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I WISH something new would happen,” said Lady Phayre.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I WISH something new would happen,” said Lady Phayre.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “We can promise you many New Year novelties.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We can promise you many New Year novelties.”
