used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Chappie, you are a hardened old sinner!
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
in actual fact
From this reading Did poor old Dr. Dapperly actually propose?"
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Chappie, you are a hardened old sinner!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "How many more hearts of men do you contemplate capturing, before you shuffle off this mortal coil?
capturingverbUS /ˈkæptʃərɪŋ/
-ing form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading "How many more hearts of men do you contemplate capturing, before you shuffle off this mortal coil?
Chappie
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From this reading Chappie, you are a hardened old sinner!
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
coilnounUS /kɔɪl/
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading "How many more hearts of men do you contemplate capturing, before you shuffle off this mortal coil?
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
contemplateverbUS /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪt/
look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
From this reading "How many more hearts of men do you contemplate capturing, before you shuffle off this mortal coil?
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
Dapperly
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From this reading Did poor old Dr. Dapperly actually propose?"
DiananounUS /daɪˈænə/
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading SUSPENSE "You old flirt!" laughed Diana.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did poor old Dr. Dapperly actually propose?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How many more hearts of men do you contemplate capturing, before you shuffle off this mortal coil?
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
Dr
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From this reading Did poor old Dr. Dapperly actually propose?"
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
flirtverbUS /flɜːrt/
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
From this reading SUSPENSE "You old flirt!" laughed Diana.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading Chappie, you are a hardened old sinner!
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading "How many more hearts of men do you contemplate capturing, before you shuffle off this mortal coil?
How
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From this reading "How many more hearts of men do you contemplate capturing, before you shuffle off this mortal coil?
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
impunitynounUS /ˌɪmˈpjuːnɪti/
exemption from punishment or loss
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading SUSPENSE "You old flirt!" laughed Diana.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "How many more hearts of men do you contemplate capturing, before you shuffle off this mortal coil?
matrimonynounUS /ˈmætrəmoʊni/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
the force of workers available
From this reading "How many more hearts of men do you contemplate capturing, before you shuffle off this mortal coil?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "How many more hearts of men do you contemplate capturing, before you shuffle off this mortal coil?
subject to death
From this reading "How many more hearts of men do you contemplate capturing, before you shuffle off this mortal coil?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "How many more hearts of men do you contemplate capturing, before you shuffle off this mortal coil?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "How many more hearts of men do you contemplate capturing, before you shuffle off this mortal coil?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading SUSPENSE "You old flirt!" laughed Diana.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Did poor old Dr. Dapperly actually propose?"
proposeverbUS /prəˈpoʊz/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Did poor old Dr. Dapperly actually propose?"
shuffleverbUS /ˈʃʌfəl/
walk by dragging one's feet
From this reading "How many more hearts of men do you contemplate capturing, before you shuffle off this mortal coil?
sinnernounUS /ˈsɪnər/
a person who sins (without repenting)
From this reading Chappie, you are a hardened old sinner!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
express a supposition
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
SUSPENSEnounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading SUSPENSE "You old flirt!" laughed Diana.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How many more hearts of men do you contemplate capturing, before you shuffle off this mortal coil?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading However, I suppose if one had committed matrimony three times already, one would feel able to continue doing so, with impunity, as many more times as circumstances allowed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SUSPENSE "You old flirt!" laughed Diana.
