Aberfeldie
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From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
matters of personal concern
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
Allan
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From this reading 'Neither Allan nor Olive is so compliant as poor Eveline.'
Allan's
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From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Neither Allan nor Olive is so compliant as poor Eveline.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
cannot
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From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
compliantadjectiveUS /kəmˈplaɪənt/
inclined to comply
From this reading 'Neither Allan nor Olive is so compliant as poor Eveline.'
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could not you----' 'No,' interrupted her husband; 'I wash my hands of lovers and their piques and plans.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
dearly loved
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
Eveline
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From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have managed the matter of Eveline and Sir Paget--try your skill once more.'
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Could not you----' 'No,' interrupted her husband; 'I wash my hands of lovers and their piques and plans.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Could not you----' 'No,' interrupted her husband; 'I wash my hands of lovers and their piques and plans.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading Could not you----' 'No,' interrupted her husband; 'I wash my hands of lovers and their piques and plans.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
loversnounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Could not you----' 'No,' interrupted her husband; 'I wash my hands of lovers and their piques and plans.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading You have managed the matter of Eveline and Sir Paget--try your skill once more.'
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading You have managed the matter of Eveline and Sir Paget--try your skill once more.'
MISTRUSTverbUS /mɪˈstrʌst/
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
From this reading MISTRUST.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You have managed the matter of Eveline and Sir Paget--try your skill once more.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Could not you----' 'No,' interrupted her husband; 'I wash my hands of lovers and their piques and plans.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading 'Neither Allan nor Olive is so compliant as poor Eveline.'
not any; not one
From this reading Could not you----' 'No,' interrupted her husband; 'I wash my hands of lovers and their piques and plans.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading 'Neither Allan nor Olive is so compliant as poor Eveline.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Could not you----' 'No,' interrupted her husband; 'I wash my hands of lovers and their piques and plans.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
OliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
on one occasion
From this reading You have managed the matter of Eveline and Sir Paget--try your skill once more.'
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
PagetnounUS /ˈpædʒət/
English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899)
From this reading You have managed the matter of Eveline and Sir Paget--try your skill once more.'
piques
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From this reading Could not you----' 'No,' interrupted her husband; 'I wash my hands of lovers and their piques and plans.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Could not you----' 'No,' interrupted her husband; 'I wash my hands of lovers and their piques and plans.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading 'Neither Allan nor Olive is so compliant as poor Eveline.'
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
in a serious manner
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
term of address for a man
From this reading You have managed the matter of Eveline and Sir Paget--try your skill once more.'
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading You have managed the matter of Eveline and Sir Paget--try your skill once more.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Neither Allan nor Olive is so compliant as poor Eveline.'
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Could not you----' 'No,' interrupted her husband; 'I wash my hands of lovers and their piques and plans.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Now that dear Eveline is off our hands,' said Lady Aberfeldie, 'I cannot help thinking seriously of Allan's affairs and those of Olive, and really some serious advice should be given to the foolish couple.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading You have managed the matter of Eveline and Sir Paget--try your skill once more.'
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Could not you----' 'No,' interrupted her husband; 'I wash my hands of lovers and their piques and plans.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Could not you----' 'No,' interrupted her husband; 'I wash my hands of lovers and their piques and plans.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have managed the matter of Eveline and Sir Paget--try your skill once more.'
