used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
any thing at all
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
Audley
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From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I thought how it would be, your place being so near, and the nicest round about," said the old country-woman.
fearless and daring
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
Borrowdaile's
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From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
country-woman
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From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
customernounUS /ˈkʌstəmər/
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
green-grocer's
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From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
half-past
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From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
the state of being honored
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
how
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From this reading I thought how it would be, your place being so near, and the nicest round about," said the old country-woman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought how it would be, your place being so near, and the nicest round about," said the old country-woman.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
inquireverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪr/
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I thought how it would be, your place being so near, and the nicest round about," said the old country-woman.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
Ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
MarquisnounUS /ˌmɑːrˈkiː/
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I thought how it would be, your place being so near, and the nicest round about," said the old country-woman.
nicestadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪsɪst/
superlative of “nice” — pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading I thought how it would be, your place being so near, and the nicest round about," said the old country-woman.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I thought how it would be, your place being so near, and the nicest round about," said the old country-woman.
plumpadjectiveUS /plʌmp/
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I thought how it would be, your place being so near, and the nicest round about," said the old country-woman.
ruddyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌdi/
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I thought how it would be, your place being so near, and the nicest round about," said the old country-woman.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
servingnounUS /ˈsɜːrvɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
do one's shopping
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I thought how it would be, your place being so near, and the nicest round about," said the old country-woman.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought how it would be, your place being so near, and the nicest round about," said the old country-woman.
tissuenounUS /ˈtɪsjuː/
part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
waddled
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From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
Wastwater's
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From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
wheezyadjective
having a tone of a reed instrument
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
in the company of; together with
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thought how it would be, your place being so near, and the nicest round about," said the old country-woman.
wrinkledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪŋkəld/
marked by wrinkles
From this reading About half-past five, a plump old country-woman, with a brown tissue veil over her ruddy, wrinkled face, waddled into a green-grocer’s not far from South Audley Street.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She bade the young man in the shop a wheezy "Good day," and asked if she might be bold enough to inquire whether Lady Henry Borrowdaile’s housekeeper were a customer.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thought how it would be, your place being so near, and the nicest round about," said the old country-woman.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Yes, the youth admitted with pride, for anything in their line which was not sent up from the Marquis of Wastwater’s, in the country, they had the honour of serving her Ladyship.
