used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Said the Chancellor, with a twinkle of humor:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "They wrought upon myself as an emetocatharsis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "They wrought upon myself as an emetocatharsis.
black-dose
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
canenounUS /keɪn/
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading "'_La Prusse cane_!'
ChancellornounUS /ˈtʃænsələr/
the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
From this reading Said the Chancellor, with a twinkle of humor:
compunctionnounUS /kəmˈpʌŋkʃən/
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
recognizable; marked
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
emetocatharsis
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They wrought upon myself as an emetocatharsis.
EmsnounUS /ˈiːˈeˈmes/
plural of “em” — a quad with a square body
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
expellingnounUS /ɪkˈspelɪŋ/
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
gooseberriesnounUS /ˈɡuːsberiz/
plural of “gooseberry” — spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Said the Chancellor, with a twinkle of humor:
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading "'_La Prusse cane_!'
immediately past
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "They wrought upon myself as an emetocatharsis.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
and nothing more
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
Prusse
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'_La Prusse cane_!'
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
on the contrary
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
Reichstag
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From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
repudiatingverbUS /riˈpjuːdieɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “repudiate” — cast off
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said the Chancellor, with a twinkle of humor:
express in words
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
simultaneouslyadverbUS /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/
at the same instant
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
sourverbUS /ˈsaʊər/
go sour or spoil
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
summoningnounUS /ˈsʌmənɪŋ/
calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They wrought upon myself as an emetocatharsis.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
twinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Said the Chancellor, with a twinkle of humor:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "They wrought upon myself as an emetocatharsis.
urgentadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrdʒənt/
compelling immediate action
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
urgingnounUS /ˈɜːrdʒɪŋ/
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
Varzin
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From this reading For, repudiating the slight, and simultaneously expelling from my system the last remains of compunction, I decided then and there to hurry off from Varzin to Ems for the purpose of urging upon His Majesty the urgent necessity for summoning the Reichstag.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Said the Chancellor, with a twinkle of humor:
the words that are spoken
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading "They wrought upon myself as an emetocatharsis.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Only say black-dose, rather than sour gooseberries, and there you have the effect of the words on me!"
