used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
Bessie
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From this reading I wish you and that nice plump little friend of yours--Bessie, I think you called her--were coming to us.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
of short duration or distance
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I wish you and that nice plump little friend of yours--Bessie, I think you called her--were coming to us.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I wish you and that nice plump little friend of yours--Bessie, I think you called her--were coming to us.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
dearly loved
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
enclosingnounUS /enˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of enclosing something inside something else
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I wish you and that nice plump little friend of yours--Bessie, I think you called her--were coming to us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
grapesnounUS /ɡreɪps/
plural of “grape” — any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
IdanounUS /ˈaɪdə/
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
and nothing more
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading I wish you and that nice plump little friend of yours--Bessie, I think you called her--were coming to us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
and nothing more
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading OUGHT SHE TO STAY?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
Palliser
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
peachesnounUS /ˈpiːtʃəz/
plural of “peach” — cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
plumpadjectiveUS /plʌmp/
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading I wish you and that nice plump little friend of yours--Bessie, I think you called her--were coming to us.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
express in words
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OUGHT SHE TO STAY?
shootingnounUS /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading OUGHT SHE TO STAY?
express a supposition
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wish you and that nice plump little friend of yours--Bessie, I think you called her--were coming to us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I wish you and that nice plump little friend of yours--Bessie, I think you called her--were coming to us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUGHT SHE TO STAY?
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wish you and that nice plump little friend of yours--Bessie, I think you called her--were coming to us.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
Vernon
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From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
precisely as stated
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
Wendover
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From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I wish you and that nice plump little friend of yours--Bessie, I think you called her--were coming to us.
in or at the place that
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
Wimperfield
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From this reading A week after the drive to Wimperfield Miss Wendover received a very big box of peaches and grapes, enclosing a very brief letter from Vernon Palliser to his cousin Ida.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish you and that nice plump little friend of yours--Bessie, I think you called her--were coming to us.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading 'My dear Ida,--I venture to send Miss Wendover some of our fruit,' he wrote, 'for I understood her to say she has not much glass, and grows only flowers.
yachtingnounUS /ˈjɑːtɪŋ/
water travel for pleasure
From this reading Peter and I are just off to Scotland, where I suppose we shall do a little shooting, and I hope a good deal of yachting and fishing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish you and that nice plump little friend of yours--Bessie, I think you called her--were coming to us.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I wish you and that nice plump little friend of yours--Bessie, I think you called her--were coming to us.
