used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
(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 I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
balderdashnounUS /ˈbɔːldərdæʃ/
trivial nonsense
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
billiard-room
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From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
Bruff
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From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
CarolineadjectiveUS /ˈkerəlaɪn/
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading The lake comes round three sides of the house, and a mountain shuts in the other one, for there 's no road whatever to it.
comparedverbUS /kəmˈperd/
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
Comus
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From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
creature's
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From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
demanding attention
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
don't
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From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
elegantadjectiveUS /ˈeləɡənt/
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
femalesnounUS /ˈfiːmeɪlz/
plural of “female” — an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
forty-sevenadjective
being seven more than forty
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
FountainsnounUS /ˈfaʊntənz/
plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
I'm
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From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
it's
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From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
immediately past
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
lumbagonounUS /ləmˈbeɪɡoʊ/
backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
mackintoshnounUS /ˈmækəntɑːʃ/
a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The lake comes round three sides of the house, and a mountain shuts in the other one, for there 's no road whatever to it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
n't
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From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
not any; not one
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The lake comes round three sides of the house, and a mountain shuts in the other one, for there 's no road whatever to it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
queenlyadjective
having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The lake comes round three sides of the house, and a mountain shuts in the other one, for there 's no road whatever to it.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The lake comes round three sides of the house, and a mountain shuts in the other one, for there 's no road whatever to it.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
shellnounUS /ʃel/
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
shutsverbUS /ʃʌts/
third-person singular of “shut” — move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The lake comes round three sides of the house, and a mountain shuts in the other one, for there 's no road whatever to it.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The lake comes round three sides of the house, and a mountain shuts in the other one, for there 's no road whatever to it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
spoutingadjectiveUS /ˈspaʊtɪŋ/
propelled violently in a usually narrow stream
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
stocksnounUS /stɑːks/
a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
express in words
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
there's
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From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
a special situation
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
up to a particular time
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
precisely as stated
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
VillanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Here we are, in what they call the Villa of the Fountains, as if there was n't water enough before the door but they must have it spouting up out of a creature's nose in one corner, another blowing it out of a shell, and three naked figures--females, Molly--dancing in a pond of it in the garden, that kept me out of the place till I had them covered with an old mackintosh of K. I.'s.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The lake comes round three sides of the house, and a mountain shuts in the other one, for there 's no road whatever to it.
in or at the place that
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We have forty-seven rooms, and there's barely furniture, if it was all put together, for four; and there 's a theatre, and a billiard-room, and a chapel; but there 's not a chair would n't give you the lumbago, and the stocks at Bruff is pleasant compared to the grand sofa.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don't know, I'm sure, where you got your elegant description of the Lake of Comus; but I am obliged to tell you it's very unlike the real article; at all events, there 's one thing I 'm sure of,--it's a very different matter living here like Queen Caroline, and being shut up in the same house with K. I.; and therefore no more balderdash about my "queenly existence," and so on, that your last was full of.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Molly,--I received your letter in due course, and if it was n't for crying, I could have laughed heartily over it!
