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From this reading "Cavalry Problem No. 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "_She_ turned out to be a Hottentot lady, didn't she?"
anew
From this reading "In love again, for the first and only time, Toby?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In love again, for the first and only time, Toby?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "_She_ turned out to be a Hottentot lady, didn't she?"
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "Don't forget the velvet-voiced beauty of the dark, moonless night on the Cape Town Hotel verandah!"
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading "Don't forget the velvet-voiced beauty of the dark, moonless night on the Cape Town Hotel verandah!"
CavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading "Cavalry Problem No. 1.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Don't forget the velvet-voiced beauty of the dark, moonless night on the Cape Town Hotel verandah!"
didn't
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From this reading "_She_ turned out to be a Hottentot lady, didn't she?"
Don't
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From this reading "Don't forget the velvet-voiced beauty of the dark, moonless night on the Cape Town Hotel verandah!"
double-barrelledadjective
having two barrels mounted side by side
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "In love again, for the first and only time, Toby?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "In love again, for the first and only time, Toby?"
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Don't forget the velvet-voiced beauty of the dark, moonless night on the Cape Town Hotel verandah!"
a young female
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
grinnounUS /ɡrɪn/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading "Don't forget the velvet-voiced beauty of the dark, moonless night on the Cape Town Hotel verandah!"
Hottentotnoun
any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa
From this reading "_She_ turned out to be a Hottentot lady, didn't she?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In love again, for the first and only time, Toby?"
Jollitynoun
feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "_She_ turned out to be a Hottentot lady, didn't she?"
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "In love again, for the first and only time, Toby?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
moonlessadjective
without a moon or a visible moon
From this reading "Don't forget the velvet-voiced beauty of the dark, moonless night on the Cape Town Hotel verandah!"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Don't forget the velvet-voiced beauty of the dark, moonless night on the Cape Town Hotel verandah!"
not any; not one
From this reading "Cavalry Problem No. 1.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Don't forget the velvet-voiced beauty of the dark, moonless night on the Cape Town Hotel verandah!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Don't forget the velvet-voiced beauty of the dark, moonless night on the Cape Town Hotel verandah!"
and nothing more
From this reading "In love again, for the first and only time, Toby?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "_She_ turned out to be a Hottentot lady, didn't she?"
postcardnounUS /ˈpoʊstkɑːrd/
a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
ProblemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading "Cavalry Problem No. 1.
repeatingnounUS /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_She_ turned out to be a Hottentot lady, didn't she?"
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In love again, for the first and only time, Toby?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "In love again, for the first and only time, Toby?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
TobynounUS /ˈtoʊbi/
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading "In love again, for the first and only time, Toby?"
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "Don't forget the velvet-voiced beauty of the dark, moonless night on the Cape Town Hotel verandah!"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "_She_ turned out to be a Hottentot lady, didn't she?"
velvet-voiced
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From this reading "Don't forget the velvet-voiced beauty of the dark, moonless night on the Cape Town Hotel verandah!"
verandahnoun
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading "Don't forget the velvet-voiced beauty of the dark, moonless night on the Cape Town Hotel verandah!"
What's-her-name
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From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
winkverbUS /wɪŋk/
signal by winking
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Since he lost his heart to Miss What's-her-name, that pretty 'Jollity' girl, with the double-barrelled repeating wink, and the postcard grin."
