used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Viscount Berwick was a nervous, selfish, odd man, and afraid to drive his own horses.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Viscount Berwick was a nervous, selfish, odd man, and afraid to drive his own horses.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lord William Somerset was an excellent whip; but he had no horses to whip.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Viscount Berwick was a nervous, selfish, odd man, and afraid to drive his own horses.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
bargainnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡən/
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
BarrymorenounUS /ˈbærimɔːr/
United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)
From this reading Lord Berwick, like Lord Barrymore, wanted a tiger; while Somerset required a man whose curricle he could drive and whose money he could borrow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
Berwick
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From this reading Viscount Berwick was a nervous, selfish, odd man, and afraid to drive his own horses.
borrowverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊ/
get temporarily
From this reading Lord Berwick, like Lord Barrymore, wanted a tiger; while Somerset required a man whose curricle he could drive and whose money he could borrow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lord William Somerset was an excellent whip; but he had no horses to whip.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lord Berwick, like Lord Barrymore, wanted a tiger; while Somerset required a man whose curricle he could drive and whose money he could borrow.
curricle
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From this reading Lord Berwick, like Lord Barrymore, wanted a tiger; while Somerset required a man whose curricle he could drive and whose money he could borrow.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Viscount Berwick was a nervous, selfish, odd man, and afraid to drive his own horses.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Lord William Somerset was an excellent whip; but he had no horses to whip.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
set up or found
From this reading "I have at last found a woman I should like to marry, Somerset, and you know I have been more than twenty years upon the look-out."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord William Somerset was an excellent whip; but he had no horses to whip.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have at last found a woman I should like to marry, Somerset, and you know I have been more than twenty years upon the look-out."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lord William Somerset was an excellent whip; but he had no horses to whip.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Viscount Berwick was a nervous, selfish, odd man, and afraid to drive his own horses.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Viscount Berwick was a nervous, selfish, odd man, and afraid to drive his own horses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have at last found a woman I should like to marry, Somerset, and you know I have been more than twenty years upon the look-out."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I have at last found a woman I should like to marry, Somerset, and you know I have been more than twenty years upon the look-out."
immediately past
From this reading "I have at last found a woman I should like to marry, Somerset, and you know I have been more than twenty years upon the look-out."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Lord Berwick, like Lord Barrymore, wanted a tiger; while Somerset required a man whose curricle he could drive and whose money he could borrow.
look-out
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From this reading "I have at last found a woman I should like to marry, Somerset, and you know I have been more than twenty years upon the look-out."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord William Somerset was an excellent whip; but he had no horses to whip.
lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Viscount Berwick was a nervous, selfish, odd man, and afraid to drive his own horses.
take in marriage
From this reading "I have at last found a woman I should like to marry, Somerset, and you know I have been more than twenty years upon the look-out."
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Lord Berwick, like Lord Barrymore, wanted a tiger; while Somerset required a man whose curricle he could drive and whose money he could borrow.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
easily agitated
From this reading Viscount Berwick was a nervous, selfish, odd man, and afraid to drive his own horses.
not any; not one
From this reading Lord William Somerset was an excellent whip; but he had no horses to whip.
not divisible by two
From this reading Viscount Berwick was a nervous, selfish, odd man, and afraid to drive his own horses.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Viscount Berwick was a nervous, selfish, odd man, and afraid to drive his own horses.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Lord Berwick, like Lord Barrymore, wanted a tiger; while Somerset required a man whose curricle he could drive and whose money he could borrow.
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading Viscount Berwick was a nervous, selfish, odd man, and afraid to drive his own horses.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I have at last found a woman I should like to marry, Somerset, and you know I have been more than twenty years upon the look-out."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
SomersetnounUS /ˈsʌmərset/
a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
From this reading Lord William Somerset was an excellent whip; but he had no horses to whip.
Sophia
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From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
tigernounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading Lord Berwick, like Lord Barrymore, wanted a tiger; while Somerset required a man whose curricle he could drive and whose money he could borrow.
Tiger-Somerset
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From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Viscount Berwick was a nervous, selfish, odd man, and afraid to drive his own horses.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "I have at last found a woman I should like to marry, Somerset, and you know I have been more than twenty years upon the look-out."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I have at last found a woman I should like to marry, Somerset, and you know I have been more than twenty years upon the look-out."
ViscountnounUS /ˈvɪskaʊnt/
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading Viscount Berwick was a nervous, selfish, odd man, and afraid to drive his own horses.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Lord Berwick, like Lord Barrymore, wanted a tiger; while Somerset required a man whose curricle he could drive and whose money he could borrow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Viscount Berwick was a nervous, selfish, odd man, and afraid to drive his own horses.
at the time that
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Lord Berwick, like Lord Barrymore, wanted a tiger; while Somerset required a man whose curricle he could drive and whose money he could borrow.
whipverbUS /wɪp/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading Lord William Somerset was an excellent whip; but he had no horses to whip.
belonging to which person
From this reading Lord Berwick, like Lord Barrymore, wanted a tiger; while Somerset required a man whose curricle he could drive and whose money he could borrow.
William
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From this reading Lord William Somerset was an excellent whip; but he had no horses to whip.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "I have at last found a woman I should like to marry, Somerset, and you know I have been more than twenty years upon the look-out."
a late time of life
From this reading The bargain was struck; and Tiger-Somerset had driven Lord Berwick some years, when his lordship, after having, for more than a fortnight, been looking at my sister Sophia at her window, one day addressed the tiger as follows.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have at last found a woman I should like to marry, Somerset, and you know I have been more than twenty years upon the look-out."
