used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have a great budget for you when we meet; for we've been over the Tyrol and Styria, spent ten days at Venice, and "done" Verona and the rest of them,--John Murray in hand.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I 've told her that the note is already there awaiting her, and for mercy' sake let there be no disappointment.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We 're now bound for Milan, where I want you to meet us on our arrival, with an invitation from my mother, asking Josephine to the villa.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading We 're now bound for Milan, where I want you to meet us on our arrival, with an invitation from my mother, asking Josephine to the villa.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading We 're now bound for Milan, where I want you to meet us on our arrival, with an invitation from my mother, asking Josephine to the villa.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading I 've told her that the note is already there awaiting her, and for mercy' sake let there be no disappointment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I 've told her that the note is already there awaiting her, and for mercy' sake let there be no disappointment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have a great budget for you when we meet; for we've been over the Tyrol and Styria, spent ten days at Venice, and "done" Verona and the rest of them,--John Murray in hand.
confined by bonds
From this reading We 're now bound for Milan, where I want you to meet us on our arrival, with an invitation from my mother, asking Josephine to the villa.
budgetnounUS /ˈbʌdʒɪt/
a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
From this reading I have a great budget for you when we meet; for we've been over the Tyrol and Styria, spent ten days at Venice, and "done" Verona and the rest of them,--John Murray in hand.
Cour
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From this reading Cour de Vienne, Mantua.
the time during which someone's life continues
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a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Cour de Vienne, Mantua.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading I 've told her that the note is already there awaiting her, and for mercy' sake let there be no disappointment.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I have a great budget for you when we meet; for we've been over the Tyrol and Styria, spent ten days at Venice, and "done" Verona and the rest of them,--John Murray in hand.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We 're now bound for Milan, where I want you to meet us on our arrival, with an invitation from my mother, asking Josephine to the villa.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I have a great budget for you when we meet; for we've been over the Tyrol and Styria, spent ten days at Venice, and "done" Verona and the rest of them,--John Murray in hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I have a great budget for you when we meet; for we've been over the Tyrol and Styria, spent ten days at Venice, and "done" Verona and the rest of them,--John Murray in hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a great budget for you when we meet; for we've been over the Tyrol and Styria, spent ten days at Venice, and "done" Verona and the rest of them,--John Murray in hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I 've told her that the note is already there awaiting her, and for mercy' sake let there be no disappointment.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have a great budget for you when we meet; for we've been over the Tyrol and Styria, spent ten days at Venice, and "done" Verona and the rest of them,--John Murray in hand.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading We 're now bound for Milan, where I want you to meet us on our arrival, with an invitation from my mother, asking Josephine to the villa.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I 've told her that the note is already there awaiting her, and for mercy' sake let there be no disappointment.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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Josephine
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letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I 've told her that the note is already there awaiting her, and for mercy' sake let there be no disappointment.
MantuanounUS /ˈmæntʃuːə/
loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries
From this reading Cour de Vienne, Mantua.
come together
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leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading I 've told her that the note is already there awaiting her, and for mercy' sake let there be no disappointment.
MilannounUS /məˈlɑːn/
the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages
From this reading We 're now bound for Milan, where I want you to meet us on our arrival, with an invitation from my mother, asking Josephine to the villa.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading We 're now bound for Milan, where I want you to meet us on our arrival, with an invitation from my mother, asking Josephine to the villa.
MurraynounUS /ˈmɜːri/
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
not any; not one
From this reading I 've told her that the note is already there awaiting her, and for mercy' sake let there be no disappointment.
a brief written record
From this reading I 've told her that the note is already there awaiting her, and for mercy' sake let there be no disappointment.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We 're now bound for Milan, where I want you to meet us on our arrival, with an invitation from my mother, asking Josephine to the villa.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have a great budget for you when we meet; for we've been over the Tyrol and Styria, spent ten days at Venice, and "done" Verona and the rest of them,--John Murray in hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We 're now bound for Milan, where I want you to meet us on our arrival, with an invitation from my mother, asking Josephine to the villa.
on one occasion
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
and nothing more
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We 're now bound for Milan, where I want you to meet us on our arrival, with an invitation from my mother, asking Josephine to the villa.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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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 My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
not move; be in a resting position
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a reason for wanting something done
From this reading I 've told her that the note is already there awaiting her, and for mercy' sake let there be no disappointment.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading I have a great budget for you when we meet; for we've been over the Tyrol and Styria, spent ten days at Venice, and "done" Verona and the rest of them,--John Murray in hand.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
Styria
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the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I 've told her that the note is already there awaiting her, and for mercy' sake let there be no disappointment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have a great budget for you when we meet; for we've been over the Tyrol and Styria, spent ten days at Venice, and "done" Verona and the rest of them,--John Murray in hand.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I 've told her that the note is already there awaiting her, and for mercy' sake let there be no disappointment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I 've told her that the note is already there awaiting her, and for mercy' sake let there be no disappointment.
Tyrolnoun
a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy
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the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We 're now bound for Milan, where I want you to meet us on our arrival, with an invitation from my mother, asking Josephine to the villa.
ve
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From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
VenicenounUS /ˈvenəs/
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
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VeronanounUS /vərˈoʊnə/
a city in Veneto on the River Adige
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Viennenoun
a town in south central France where is 1311-1313 the Roman Catholic Church held one of its councils
From this reading Cour de Vienne, Mantua.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading We 're now bound for Milan, where I want you to meet us on our arrival, with an invitation from my mother, asking Josephine to the villa.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We 're now bound for Milan, where I want you to meet us on our arrival, with an invitation from my mother, asking Josephine to the villa.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
we've
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From this reading I have a great budget for you when we meet; for we've been over the Tyrol and Styria, spent ten days at Venice, and "done" Verona and the rest of them,--John Murray in hand.
at the time that
From this reading I have a great budget for you when we meet; for we've been over the Tyrol and Styria, spent ten days at Venice, and "done" Verona and the rest of them,--John Murray in hand.
in or at the place that
From this reading We 're now bound for Milan, where I want you to meet us on our arrival, with an invitation from my mother, asking Josephine to the villa.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We 're now bound for Milan, where I want you to meet us on our arrival, with an invitation from my mother, asking Josephine to the villa.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear George,--I 've only five minutes to give you; for the horses are at the door, and we 're to start at once.
