used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
ascendverbUS /əˈsend/
travel up
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They 're away in Germany, my dear,--the happy pair!
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Cour de Bade, Baden-Baden.
Baden-Baden
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From this reading Cour de Bade, Baden-Baden.
basenessnoun
unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I suppose, within the memory of man, wickedness equal to this has not been heard of.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
cannot
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From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
Cour
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From this reading Cour de Bade, Baden-Baden.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Cour de Bade, Baden-Baden.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
disgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading I suppose, within the memory of man, wickedness equal to this has not been heard of.
apart from; not including
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading They 're away in Germany, my dear,--the happy pair!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
the act of departing
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading They 're away in Germany, my dear,--the happy pair!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I suppose, within the memory of man, wickedness equal to this has not been heard of.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They 're away in Germany, my dear,--the happy pair!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
and nothing more
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
ll
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From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I suppose, within the memory of man, wickedness equal to this has not been heard of.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading I suppose, within the memory of man, wickedness equal to this has not been heard of.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I suppose, within the memory of man, wickedness equal to this has not been heard of.
a brief written record
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading They 're away in Germany, my dear,--the happy pair!
in the near future
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
renounUS /reɪ/
a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
From this reading They 're away in Germany, my dear,--the happy pair!
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
cut with a saw
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
a male human offspring
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
express in speech
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose, within the memory of man, wickedness equal to this has not been heard of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I suppose, within the memory of man, wickedness equal to this has not been heard of.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They 're away in Germany, my dear,--the happy pair!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I suppose, within the memory of man, wickedness equal to this has not been heard of.
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I suppose, within the memory of man, wickedness equal to this has not been heard of.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
what's
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From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
wickednessnounUS /ˈwɪkədnəs/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading I suppose, within the memory of man, wickedness equal to this has not been heard of.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My dear Molly,--It will be five weeks on Tuesday next since we saw K. I., and except a bit of a note, of which I 'll speak presently, never any tidings of him has reached us!
in the company of; together with
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I suppose, within the memory of man, wickedness equal to this has not been heard of.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading To go and disgrace himself, and, what's more, disgrace _us_, at his time of life, with two daughters grown up, and a son just going into the world, is a depth of baseness to which the mind cannot ascend.
