used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The appearance of Clifford suggested other ideas.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been Monina's design to return to the protection of Lady Brampton, immediately on the fulfilment of her task in England.
Brampton
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From this reading It had been Monina's design to return to the protection of Lady Brampton, immediately on the fulfilment of her task in England.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
give encouragement to
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
Clifford
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From this reading The appearance of Clifford suggested other ideas.
CLIFFORD'S
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From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
companie
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From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading It had been Monina's design to return to the protection of Lady Brampton, immediately on the fulfilment of her task in England.
dicenounUS /daɪs/
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
take in liquids
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading It had been Monina's design to return to the protection of Lady Brampton, immediately on the fulfilment of her task in England.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
frae
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From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
fulfilmentnoun
a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires
From this reading It had been Monina's design to return to the protection of Lady Brampton, immediately on the fulfilment of her task in England.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been Monina's design to return to the protection of Lady Brampton, immediately on the fulfilment of her task in England.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
heart'snounUS /hɑːrts/
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
HEIRnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading THE HEIR OF LYNNE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been Monina's design to return to the protection of Lady Brampton, immediately on the fulfilment of her task in England.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The appearance of Clifford suggested other ideas.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading It had been Monina's design to return to the protection of Lady Brampton, immediately on the fulfilment of her task in England.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had been Monina's design to return to the protection of Lady Brampton, immediately on the fulfilment of her task in England.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
conformity or harmony
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
held dear
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
LYNNE
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From this reading THE HEIR OF LYNNE.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
Monina's
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From this reading It had been Monina's design to return to the protection of Lady Brampton, immediately on the fulfilment of her task in England.
mornnounUS /mɔːrn/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had been Monina's design to return to the protection of Lady Brampton, immediately on the fulfilment of her task in England.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The appearance of Clifford suggested other ideas.
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading It had been Monina's design to return to the protection of Lady Brampton, immediately on the fulfilment of her task in England.
RESOLVEverbUS /riˈzɑːlv/
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It had been Monina's design to return to the protection of Lady Brampton, immediately on the fulfilment of her task in England.
revelverbUS /ˈrevəl/
take delight in
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
precisely, exactly
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading The appearance of Clifford suggested other ideas.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading It had been Monina's design to return to the protection of Lady Brampton, immediately on the fulfilment of her task in England.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
ween
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From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CLIFFORD'S RESOLVE His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree; But they, alas! were dead him frae, And he loved keeping companie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To spend the day with merry cheer, To drink and revel every night; To card and dice from eve to morn, It was, I ween, his heart's delight.
