Chapter IV · Chapter 4

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

having fair knowledge of

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

any thing at all

From this reading "D--n her, why must she needs speak the truth, when she could have as well said anything else she had a mind?"

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "D--n her, why must she needs speak the truth, when she could have as well said anything else she had a mind?"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading "There goes the purple coat over my ears," murmured Tummas.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "D--n her, why must she needs speak the truth, when she could have as well said anything else she had a mind?"

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading "D--n her, why must she needs speak the truth, when she could have as well said anything else she had a mind?"

giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

without doubt; certainly

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading "There goes the purple coat over my ears," murmured Tummas.

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From this reading "D--n her, why must she needs speak the truth, when she could have as well said anything else she had a mind?"

at any time

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

at a previous time

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading "There goes the purple coat over my ears," murmured Tummas.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "D--n her, why must she needs speak the truth, when she could have as well said anything else she had a mind?"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "D--n her, why must she needs speak the truth, when she could have as well said anything else she had a mind?"

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

-ing form of “interrogate” — transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

a woman of refinement

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading "D--n her, why must she needs speak the truth, when she could have as well said anything else she had a mind?"

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

a form of address for a man

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly

From this reading "There goes the purple coat over my ears," murmured Tummas.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "D--n her, why must she needs speak the truth, when she could have as well said anything else she had a mind?"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading "D--n her, why must she needs speak the truth, when she could have as well said anything else she had a mind?"

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading "D--n her, why must she needs speak the truth, when she could have as well said anything else she had a mind?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

above and across; more than

From this reading "There goes the purple coat over my ears," murmured Tummas.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

to become aware of through the senses

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

a purple color or pigment

From this reading "There goes the purple coat over my ears," murmured Tummas.

-ing form of “respect” — regard highly; think much of

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

the place where some action occurs

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "D--n her, why must she needs speak the truth, when she could have as well said anything else she had a mind?"

past form of “spare” — refrain from harming

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

express in speech

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

not in physical motion

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "George," said Mr. Staunton, "if you are still, as you have ever been,--lost to all self-respect, you might at least have spared your father and your father's house, such a disgraceful scene as this."

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

in or at that place or location

From this reading "There goes the purple coat over my ears," murmured Tummas.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

a fact that has been verified

From this reading "D--n her, why must she needs speak the truth, when she could have as well said anything else she had a mind?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There goes the purple coat over my ears," murmured Tummas.

not done with purpose or intent

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "D--n her, why must she needs speak the truth, when she could have as well said anything else she had a mind?"

at the time that

From this reading "D--n her, why must she needs speak the truth, when she could have as well said anything else she had a mind?"

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "D--n her, why must she needs speak the truth, when she could have as well said anything else she had a mind?"

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading "It's unwitting on my part that I am here;" said Jeanie; "the servant told me his master wished to speak with me."

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I perceive, madam, I have made a mistake respecting you, and ought to have left the task of interrogating you, and of righting your wrongs, to this young man, with whom, doubtless, you have been formerly acquainted."