used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jerry Sullivan is a petty woollendraper in St. Giles's, and occupies the ground-floor of a small house.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading I woke with pains in all my limbs; but anxious to forward the adventures of my life, I rose, and called mother and daughter to a consultation on my dress.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading They furnished me with their best habiliments, for which I agreed to give them two guineas; and I then began equipping myself.
(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 I woke with pains in all my limbs; but anxious to forward the adventures of my life, I rose, and called mother and daughter to a consultation on my dress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jerry Sullivan is a petty woollendraper in St. Giles's, and occupies the ground-floor of a small house.
eagerly desirous
From this reading I woke with pains in all my limbs; but anxious to forward the adventures of my life, I rose, and called mother and daughter to a consultation on my dress.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Then fatigued and sleepy, I threw myself on a bed, and slept till two.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They furnished me with their best habiliments, for which I agreed to give them two guineas; and I then began equipping myself.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading They furnished me with their best habiliments, for which I agreed to give them two guineas; and I then began equipping myself.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I woke with pains in all my limbs; but anxious to forward the adventures of my life, I rose, and called mother and daughter to a consultation on my dress.
civiladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
consultationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəlˈteɪʃən/
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading I woke with pains in all my limbs; but anxious to forward the adventures of my life, I rose, and called mother and daughter to a consultation on my dress.
a female human offspring
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
put on clothes
From this reading I woke with pains in all my limbs; but anxious to forward the adventures of my life, I rose, and called mother and daughter to a consultation on my dress.
equippingnounUS /ɪˈkwɪpɪŋ/
the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
From this reading They furnished me with their best habiliments, for which I agreed to give them two guineas; and I then began equipping myself.
eyedadjectiveUS /aɪd/
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
fatiguedadjectiveUS /fəˈtiːɡd/
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Then fatigued and sleepy, I threw myself on a bed, and slept till two.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They furnished me with their best habiliments, for which I agreed to give them two guineas; and I then began equipping myself.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading I woke with pains in all my limbs; but anxious to forward the adventures of my life, I rose, and called mother and daughter to a consultation on my dress.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading They furnished me with their best habiliments, for which I agreed to give them two guineas; and I then began equipping myself.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
Giles's
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From this reading Jerry Sullivan is a petty woollendraper in St. Giles's, and occupies the ground-floor of a small house.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They furnished me with their best habiliments, for which I agreed to give them two guineas; and I then began equipping myself.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
ground-flooradjective
on the floor closest to level with the ground
From this reading Jerry Sullivan is a petty woollendraper in St. Giles's, and occupies the ground-floor of a small house.
guineasnounUS /ˈɡɪniz/
plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading They furnished me with their best habiliments, for which I agreed to give them two guineas; and I then began equipping myself.
habiliments
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From this reading They furnished me with their best habiliments, for which I agreed to give them two guineas; and I then began equipping myself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Jerry Sullivan is a petty woollendraper in St. Giles's, and occupies the ground-floor of a small house.
how
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From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jerry Sullivan is a petty woollendraper in St. Giles's, and occupies the ground-floor of a small house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jerry Sullivan is a petty woollendraper in St. Giles's, and occupies the ground-floor of a small house.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry Sullivan is a petty woollendraper in St. Giles's, and occupies the ground-floor of a small house.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I woke with pains in all my limbs; but anxious to forward the adventures of my life, I rose, and called mother and daughter to a consultation on my dress.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading I woke with pains in all my limbs; but anxious to forward the adventures of my life, I rose, and called mother and daughter to a consultation on my dress.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I woke with pains in all my limbs; but anxious to forward the adventures of my life, I rose, and called mother and daughter to a consultation on my dress.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I woke with pains in all my limbs; but anxious to forward the adventures of my life, I rose, and called mother and daughter to a consultation on my dress.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Then fatigued and sleepy, I threw myself on a bed, and slept till two.
occupiesverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪz/
third-person singular of “occupy” — keep busy with
From this reading Jerry Sullivan is a petty woollendraper in St. Giles's, and occupies the ground-floor of a small house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jerry Sullivan is a petty woollendraper in St. Giles's, and occupies the ground-floor of a small house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then fatigued and sleepy, I threw myself on a bed, and slept till two.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
painsnounUS /peɪnz/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading I woke with pains in all my limbs; but anxious to forward the adventures of my life, I rose, and called mother and daughter to a consultation on my dress.
pettyadjectiveUS /ˈpetiː/
inferior in rank or status
From this reading Jerry Sullivan is a petty woollendraper in St. Giles's, and occupies the ground-floor of a small house.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading I woke with pains in all my limbs; but anxious to forward the adventures of my life, I rose, and called mother and daughter to a consultation on my dress.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading Then fatigued and sleepy, I threw myself on a bed, and slept till two.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Then fatigued and sleepy, I threw myself on a bed, and slept till two.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Jerry Sullivan is a petty woollendraper in St. Giles's, and occupies the ground-floor of a small house.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
St
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From this reading Jerry Sullivan is a petty woollendraper in St. Giles's, and occupies the ground-floor of a small house.
SullivannounUS /ˈsʌləvən/
United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase “form follows function” (1856-1924)
From this reading Jerry Sullivan is a petty woollendraper in St. Giles's, and occupies the ground-floor of a small house.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jerry Sullivan is a petty woollendraper in St. Giles's, and occupies the ground-floor of a small house.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They furnished me with their best habiliments, for which I agreed to give them two guineas; and I then began equipping myself.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then fatigued and sleepy, I threw myself on a bed, and slept till two.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Then fatigued and sleepy, I threw myself on a bed, and slept till two.
up to a particular time
From this reading Then fatigued and sleepy, I threw myself on a bed, and slept till two.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I woke with pains in all my limbs; but anxious to forward the adventures of my life, I rose, and called mother and daughter to a consultation on my dress.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
tolerableadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːlərəbəl/
capable of being borne or endured
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Then fatigued and sleepy, I threw myself on a bed, and slept till two.
precisely as stated
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
at the time that
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They furnished me with their best habiliments, for which I agreed to give them two guineas; and I then began equipping myself.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At first his wife and daughter eyed me with some suspicion; but when he told them how I had saved him from ruin, and that I was somehow or other a great lady in disguise, they became very civil, and gave me a tolerable breakfast.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I woke with pains in all my limbs; but anxious to forward the adventures of my life, I rose, and called mother and daughter to a consultation on my dress.
woollendraper
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From this reading Jerry Sullivan is a petty woollendraper in St. Giles's, and occupies the ground-floor of a small house.
