absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading While absent on one of these morning excursions, his laundress called with his clothes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And as how,' says the landlady, peering from the top of the stairs, 'he owes me for five weeks rent.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'This makes five-and-thirty shillings as how Mr. Mitford owes me.'
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading While absent on one of these morning excursions, his laundress called with his clothes.
clothing in general
From this reading While absent on one of these morning excursions, his laundress called with his clothes.
doesn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Strange he doesn't pay!' echoed the woman of suds.
echoedverbUS /ˈekoʊd/
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading 'Strange he doesn't pay!' echoed the woman of suds.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading That morning Mitford's evil star predominated.
excursionsnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒənz/
plural of “excursion” — a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading While absent on one of these morning excursions, his laundress called with his clothes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading 'And as how,' says the landlady, peering from the top of the stairs, 'he owes me for five weeks rent.'
five-and-thirty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'This makes five-and-thirty shillings as how Mr. Mitford owes me.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'And as how,' says the landlady, peering from the top of the stairs, 'he owes me for five weeks rent.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'And as how,' says the landlady, peering from the top of the stairs, 'he owes me for five weeks rent.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'And as how,' says the landlady, peering from the top of the stairs, 'he owes me for five weeks rent.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While absent on one of these morning excursions, his laundress called with his clothes.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'This makes five-and-thirty shillings as how Mr. Mitford owes me.'
landladynounUS /ˈlændleɪdi/
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading 'And as how,' says the landlady, peering from the top of the stairs, 'he owes me for five weeks rent.'
laundressnoun
a working woman who takes in washing
From this reading While absent on one of these morning excursions, his laundress called with his clothes.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading 'This makes five-and-thirty shillings as how Mr. Mitford owes me.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'This makes five-and-thirty shillings as how Mr. Mitford owes me.'
Mitfordnoun
United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996)
From this reading 'This makes five-and-thirty shillings as how Mr. Mitford owes me.'
Mitford's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That morning Mitford's evil star predominated.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading While absent on one of these morning excursions, his laundress called with his clothes.
a form of address for a man
From this reading 'This makes five-and-thirty shillings as how Mr. Mitford owes me.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While absent on one of these morning excursions, his laundress called with his clothes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While absent on one of these morning excursions, his laundress called with his clothes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading While absent on one of these morning excursions, his laundress called with his clothes.
owesverbUS /oʊz/
third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading 'This makes five-and-thirty shillings as how Mr. Mitford owes me.'
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading 'Strange he doesn't pay!' echoed the woman of suds.
peeringverbUS /ˈpiːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading 'And as how,' says the landlady, peering from the top of the stairs, 'he owes me for five weeks rent.'
predominatedverbUS /prɪˈdɑːməneɪtɪd/
past form of “predominate” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading That morning Mitford's evil star predominated.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading 'And as how,' says the landlady, peering from the top of the stairs, 'he owes me for five weeks rent.'
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading 'And as how,' says the landlady, peering from the top of the stairs, 'he owes me for five weeks rent.'
shillingsnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋz/
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading 'This makes five-and-thirty shillings as how Mr. Mitford owes me.'
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading 'And as how,' says the landlady, peering from the top of the stairs, 'he owes me for five weeks rent.'
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading That morning Mitford's evil star predominated.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading 'Strange he doesn't pay!' echoed the woman of suds.
sudsnounUS /sʌdz/
the froth produced by soaps or detergents
From this reading 'Strange he doesn't pay!' echoed the woman of suds.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That morning Mitford's evil star predominated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'And as how,' says the landlady, peering from the top of the stairs, 'he owes me for five weeks rent.'
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading While absent on one of these morning excursions, his laundress called with his clothes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'This makes five-and-thirty shillings as how Mr. Mitford owes me.'
the upper part of anything
From this reading 'And as how,' says the landlady, peering from the top of the stairs, 'he owes me for five weeks rent.'
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading 'And as how,' says the landlady, peering from the top of the stairs, 'he owes me for five weeks rent.'
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While absent on one of these morning excursions, his laundress called with his clothes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading While absent on one of these morning excursions, his laundress called with his clothes.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading 'Strange he doesn't pay!' echoed the woman of suds.
