used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have just been paying a visit to my grandmother at Wyechester, and a very stately and formal reception it was.
beernounUS /bɪr/
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
biscuitnounUS /ˈbɪskət/
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
lacking funds
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
CORONETnounUS /ˈkɔːrəˈnet/
a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign
From this reading THE IMPENDING CORONET.
deliberatenessnoun
a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How do you feel, Duchess?"
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
draughtnounUS /dræft/
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
DuchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading How do you feel, Duchess?"
take in solid food
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading How do you feel, Duchess?"
formaladjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrməl/
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading "I have just been paying a visit to my grandmother at Wyechester, and a very stately and formal reception it was.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "I have just been paying a visit to my grandmother at Wyechester, and a very stately and formal reception it was.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have just been paying a visit to my grandmother at Wyechester, and a very stately and formal reception it was.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
How
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From this reading How do you feel, Duchess?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have just been paying a visit to my grandmother at Wyechester, and a very stately and formal reception it was.
IMPENDINGadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ/
close in time; about to occur
From this reading THE IMPENDING CORONET.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I have just been paying a visit to my grandmother at Wyechester, and a very stately and formal reception it was.
and nothing more
From this reading "I have just been paying a visit to my grandmother at Wyechester, and a very stately and formal reception it was.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have just been paying a visit to my grandmother at Wyechester, and a very stately and formal reception it was.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh no, no, no!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh no, no, no!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
yielding a fair profit
From this reading "I have just been paying a visit to my grandmother at Wyechester, and a very stately and formal reception it was.
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading "I have just been paying a visit to my grandmother at Wyechester, and a very stately and formal reception it was.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːləmli/
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
statelyadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtli/
impressive in appearance
From this reading "I have just been paying a visit to my grandmother at Wyechester, and a very stately and formal reception it was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE IMPENDING CORONET.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have just been paying a visit to my grandmother at Wyechester, and a very stately and formal reception it was.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I have just been paying a visit to my grandmother at Wyechester, and a very stately and formal reception it was.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading "I have just been paying a visit to my grandmother at Wyechester, and a very stately and formal reception it was.
someone who visits
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have just been paying a visit to my grandmother at Wyechester, and a very stately and formal reception it was.
which person or people
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
in the company of; together with
From this reading The visitor drank a glass of the beer at a draught, broke and eat a biscuit with great deliberateness, and then bending forward solemnly over May, who sat on a low chair at his side, said:
Wyechester
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From this reading "I have just been paying a visit to my grandmother at Wyechester, and a very stately and formal reception it was.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How do you feel, Duchess?"
