adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
addressverbUS /ˈædres/
speak to
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had spoken at those election meetings in Cornwall, and had found it easy enough.
BeastnounUS /biːst/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
Beeswaxnoun
a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
BrakenounUS /breɪk/
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
CommonsnounUS /ˈkɑːmənz/
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
CornwallnounUS /ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading He had spoken at those election meetings in Cornwall, and had found it easy enough.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
despatchverb
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading He had spoken at those election meetings in Cornwall, and had found it easy enough.
electionnounUS /ɪˈlekʃən/
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading He had spoken at those election meetings in Cornwall, and had found it easy enough.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading When the proposition first reached him it made his hair stand on end.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He had spoken at those election meetings in Cornwall, and had found it easy enough.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He had never yet risen to his feet in the House.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When the proposition first reached him it made his hair stand on end.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading He had spoken at those election meetings in Cornwall, and had found it easy enough.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading When the proposition first reached him it made his hair stand on end.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
HousenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
huntingnounUS /ˈhʌntɪŋ/
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
importantadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/
of great significance or value
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the proposition first reached him it made his hair stand on end.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When the proposition first reached him it made his hair stand on end.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
meetingsnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋz/
plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering
From this reading He had spoken at those election meetings in Cornwall, and had found it easy enough.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He had never yet risen to his feet in the House.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the proposition first reached him it made his hair stand on end.
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
overstayedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈsteɪd/
past form of “overstay” — stay too long
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
ParliamentnounUS /ˈpɑːrləmənt/
a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
propositionnounUS /ˌprɑːpəˈzɪʃən/
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading When the proposition first reached him it made his hair stand on end.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading He had never yet risen to his feet in the House.
seconding
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From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
Silverbridge
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From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading He had spoken at those election meetings in Cornwall, and had found it easy enough.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading When the proposition first reached him it made his hair stand on end.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
suggestingverbUS /səˈdʒestɪŋ/
-ing form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had spoken at those election meetings in Cornwall, and had found it easy enough.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
TimothynounUS /ˈtɪməθi/
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
undertakeverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪk/
enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading In the last week in January an important despatch reached his hands, from no less important a person than Sir Timothy Beeswax, suggesting to him that he should undertake the duty of seconding the address in the House of Commons.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the proposition first reached him it made his hair stand on end.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "He Is Such a Beast" Lord Silverbridge remained hunting in the Brake country till a few days before the meeting of Parliament, and had he been left to himself he would have had another week in the country and might probably have overstayed the opening day; but he had not been left to himself.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He had never yet risen to his feet in the House.
