used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Anger made him red, and alarm made him white, when he heard the disjointed tales of those who sought to enlighten him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Anna's father, jogging along comfortably on the borrowed cob, overtook the rearmost of the rabble near St. Dunstan's.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The attempt, and not the deed, Confounds us."
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Anger made him red, and alarm made him white, when he heard the disjointed tales of those who sought to enlighten him.
Anna'snounUS /ˈænəz/
possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Anna's father, jogging along comfortably on the borrowed cob, overtook the rearmost of the rabble near St. Dunstan's.
apingverbUS /ˈeɪpɪŋ/
-ing form of “ape” — imitate uncritically and in every aspect
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading "The attempt, and not the deed, Confounds us."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
borrowedverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊd/
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading Anna's father, jogging along comfortably on the borrowed cob, overtook the rearmost of the rabble near St. Dunstan's.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
civicadjectiveUS /ˈsɪvɪk/
of or relating or belonging to a city
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
cobnounUS /kɑːb/
nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
From this reading Anna's father, jogging along comfortably on the borrowed cob, overtook the rearmost of the rabble near St. Dunstan's.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading Anna's father, jogging along comfortably on the borrowed cob, overtook the rearmost of the rabble near St. Dunstan's.
ConfoundsverbUS /kənˈfaʊndz/
third-person singular of “confound” — be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading "The attempt, and not the deed, Confounds us."
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
a female human offspring
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading "The attempt, and not the deed, Confounds us."
dignities
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
disjointedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd/
lacking orderly continuity
From this reading Anger made him red, and alarm made him white, when he heard the disjointed tales of those who sought to enlighten him.
Dunstan's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anna's father, jogging along comfortably on the borrowed cob, overtook the rearmost of the rabble near St. Dunstan's.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
enlightenverbUS /ˌenˈlaɪtən/
make understand
From this reading Anger made him red, and alarm made him white, when he heard the disjointed tales of those who sought to enlighten him.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Anna's father, jogging along comfortably on the borrowed cob, overtook the rearmost of the rabble near St. Dunstan's.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anger made him red, and alarm made him white, when he heard the disjointed tales of those who sought to enlighten him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Anger made him red, and alarm made him white, when he heard the disjointed tales of those who sought to enlighten him.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anger made him red, and alarm made him white, when he heard the disjointed tales of those who sought to enlighten him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
joggingnounUS /ˈdʒɑːɡɪŋ/
running at a jog trot as a form of cardiopulmonary exercise
From this reading Anna's father, jogging along comfortably on the borrowed cob, overtook the rearmost of the rabble near St. Dunstan's.
licensenounUS /ˈlaɪsəns/
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
MacbethnounUS /məkˈbeθ/
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading _Shakespeare_, "Macbeth."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Anger made him red, and alarm made him white, when he heard the disjointed tales of those who sought to enlighten him.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Anna's father, jogging along comfortably on the borrowed cob, overtook the rearmost of the rabble near St. Dunstan's.
niecenounUS /niːs/
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The attempt, and not the deed, Confounds us."
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anna's father, jogging along comfortably on the borrowed cob, overtook the rearmost of the rabble near St. Dunstan's.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Anna's father, jogging along comfortably on the borrowed cob, overtook the rearmost of the rabble near St. Dunstan's.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
overtookverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈtʊk/
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading Anna's father, jogging along comfortably on the borrowed cob, overtook the rearmost of the rabble near St. Dunstan's.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
profligates
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
rabblenounUS /ˈræbəl/
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading Anna's father, jogging along comfortably on the borrowed cob, overtook the rearmost of the rabble near St. Dunstan's.
rearmostadjective
located farthest to the rear
From this reading Anna's father, jogging along comfortably on the borrowed cob, overtook the rearmost of the rabble near St. Dunstan's.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Anger made him red, and alarm made him white, when he heard the disjointed tales of those who sought to enlighten him.
Rochester'snounUS /ˈrɑːtʃestərz/
possessive form of “rochester” — a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading _Shakespeare_, "Macbeth."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
that is looked for
From this reading Anger made him red, and alarm made him white, when he heard the disjointed tales of those who sought to enlighten him.
St
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anna's father, jogging along comfortably on the borrowed cob, overtook the rearmost of the rabble near St. Dunstan's.
StrandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Anger made him red, and alarm made him white, when he heard the disjointed tales of those who sought to enlighten him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The attempt, and not the deed, Confounds us."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Anger made him red, and alarm made him white, when he heard the disjointed tales of those who sought to enlighten him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anger made him red, and alarm made him white, when he heard the disjointed tales of those who sought to enlighten him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The attempt, and not the deed, Confounds us."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
waylaidverbUS /ˈweɪleɪd/
inflected form of “waylay” — wait in hiding to attack
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
at the time that
From this reading Anger made him red, and alarm made him white, when he heard the disjointed tales of those who sought to enlighten him.
a Caucasian
From this reading Anger made him red, and alarm made him white, when he heard the disjointed tales of those who sought to enlighten him.
which person or people
From this reading Anger made him red, and alarm made him white, when he heard the disjointed tales of those who sought to enlighten him.
belonging to which person
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading That the daughter and niece of one who held high place in his native county, and whose brother in the city was loaded with civic dignities, should be waylaid in the Strand by a number of young profligates aping Rochester's license, was not to be endured.
