used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
any person at all
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
Dr
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From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
Fabos
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From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Lead forth to the masquerade, and I follow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
Fordibras
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From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Lead forth to the masquerade, and I follow.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
Fête
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From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
GoldsmithnounUS /ˈɡoʊldsmɪθ/
an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
honourableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
JOURNALISTnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnələst/
a writer for newspapers and magazines
From this reading THE PREFACE OF TIMOTHY McSHANUS, JOURNALIST.
Kensington
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From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Lead forth to the masquerade, and I follow.
masqueradeverbUS /ˌmæskərˈeɪd/
take part in a masquerade
From this reading Lead forth to the masquerade, and I follow.
McSHANUS
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From this reading THE PREFACE OF TIMOTHY McSHANUS, JOURNALIST.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
not any; not one
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PREFACE OF TIMOTHY McSHANUS, JOURNALIST.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
PREFACEnounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading THE PREFACE OF TIMOTHY McSHANUS, JOURNALIST.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
recollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PREFACE OF TIMOTHY McSHANUS, JOURNALIST.
there's
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From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
TIMOTHYnounUS /ˈtɪməθi/
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading THE PREFACE OF TIMOTHY McSHANUS, JOURNALIST.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
(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 Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
