aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THREE YEARS AFTER "The world an ancient murderer is."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THREE YEARS AFTER "The world an ancient murderer is."
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading THREE YEARS AFTER "The world an ancient murderer is."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Lady Tranmore hesitated, then said she would wait, and asked that Master Henry might be brought down.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading VII "Her ladyship will be in before six, my lady.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading VII "Her ladyship will be in before six, my lady.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Lady Tranmore hesitated, then said she would wait, and asked that Master Henry might be brought down.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Lady Tranmore hesitated, then said she would wait, and asked that Master Henry might be brought down.
put on clothes
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
Fanchette
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
destroyed or killed
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Lady Tranmore hesitated, then said she would wait, and asked that Master Henry might be brought down.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading VII "Her ladyship will be in before six, my lady.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Lady Tranmore hesitated, then said she would wait, and asked that Master Henry might be brought down.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VII "Her ladyship will be in before six, my lady.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THREE YEARS AFTER "The world an ancient murderer is."
Kitty's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So said Lady Kitty's maid.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading VII "Her ladyship will be in before six, my lady.
ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading VII "Her ladyship will be in before six, my lady.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
a female domestic
From this reading So said Lady Kitty's maid.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Lady Tranmore hesitated, then said she would wait, and asked that Master Henry might be brought down.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Lady Tranmore hesitated, then said she would wait, and asked that Master Henry might be brought down.
murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading THREE YEARS AFTER "The world an ancient murderer is."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading VII "Her ladyship will be in before six, my lady.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So said Lady Kitty's maid.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Tranmore hesitated, then said she would wait, and asked that Master Henry might be brought down.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading VII "Her ladyship will be in before six, my lady.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So said Lady Kitty's maid.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
express in words
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THREE YEARS AFTER "The world an ancient murderer is."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Lady Tranmore hesitated, then said she would wait, and asked that Master Henry might be brought down.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THREE YEARS AFTER "The world an ancient murderer is."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
Tranmore
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Tranmore hesitated, then said she would wait, and asked that Master Henry might be brought down.
VIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading VII "Her ladyship will be in before six, my lady.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading VII "Her ladyship will be in before six, my lady.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THREE YEARS AFTER "The world an ancient murderer is."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lady Tranmore hesitated, then said she would wait, and asked that Master Henry might be brought down.
a late time of life
From this reading THREE YEARS AFTER "The world an ancient murderer is."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was to be sure and ask you to wait, if you came before, and to tell you that her ladyship had gone to Madame Fanchette about her dress for the ball."
