used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Pauline can fetch the great-coat to the station and hand it to you there.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
contemptuouslyadverbUS /kənˈtemptʃwəsli/
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
dismaladjectiveUS /ˈdɪzməl/
causing dejection
From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you understand, Pauline?”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Pauline can fetch the great-coat to the station and hand it to you there.
forebodings
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From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
great-coat
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From this reading Pauline can fetch the great-coat to the station and hand it to you there.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Pauline can fetch the great-coat to the station and hand it to you there.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
how
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From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pauline can fetch the great-coat to the station and hand it to you there.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
and nothing more
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
Karl
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From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
Lebermann
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From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
not any; not one
From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
PaulineadjectiveUS /pɔːˈliːn/
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading Pauline can fetch the great-coat to the station and hand it to you there.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
soothingadjectiveUS /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
affording physical relief
From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
sparedverbUS /sperd/
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Pauline can fetch the great-coat to the station and hand it to you there.
carry out
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Do you understand, Pauline?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
(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 “Well, then, I shall take my death of cold on the journey--at any rate I shall be spared the trouble of telling Lebermann just how my funeral came off!”
at the time that
From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pauline can fetch the great-coat to the station and hand it to you there.
you'll
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From this reading “Yes, and you’ll run back no doubt when we are in the cars,” said her master contemptuously.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, well, Karl,” said Helen, soothing his dismal forebodings; “seems to me there might be some other way out of your difficulty.
