used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The marquis will dine with us,” said the count, “and, no doubt, he will bring the money with him for this treasure.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “I wish the treasure had the virtue of giving you a crown; one head-dress is as good as another.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I wish the treasure had the virtue of giving you a crown; one head-dress is as good as another.”
beggingnounUS /ˈbeɡɪŋ/
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “The marquis will dine with us,” said the count, “and, no doubt, he will bring the money with him for this treasure.”
ConquestnounUS /ˈkɑːŋkwest/
the act of conquering
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “I wish the treasure had the virtue of giving you a crown; one head-dress is as good as another.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “The marquis will dine with us,” said the count, “and, no doubt, he will bring the money with him for this treasure.”
without deviation
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “The marquis will dine with us,” said the count, “and, no doubt, he will bring the money with him for this treasure.”
put on clothes
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
FaronounUS /ˈferoʊ/
a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Yes, fit for a queen to wear.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
set up or found
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
the act of giving
From this reading “I wish the treasure had the virtue of giving you a crown; one head-dress is as good as another.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I wish the treasure had the virtue of giving you a crown; one head-dress is as good as another.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I wish the treasure had the virtue of giving you a crown; one head-dress is as good as another.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The marquis will dine with us,” said the count, “and, no doubt, he will bring the money with him for this treasure.”
head-dress
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From this reading “I wish the treasure had the virtue of giving you a crown; one head-dress is as good as another.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The marquis will dine with us,” said the count, “and, no doubt, he will bring the money with him for this treasure.”
HumiliationnounUS /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
Irene
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From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I wish the treasure had the virtue of giving you a crown; one head-dress is as good as another.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You think it a treasure, then?”
marquisnounUS /ˌmɑːrˈkiː/
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “The marquis will dine with us,” said the count, “and, no doubt, he will bring the money with him for this treasure.”
marquis's
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From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
MasqueradeverbUS /ˌmæskərˈeɪd/
take part in a masquerade
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “The marquis will dine with us,” said the count, “and, no doubt, he will bring the money with him for this treasure.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
not any; not one
From this reading “The marquis will dine with us,” said the count, “and, no doubt, he will bring the money with him for this treasure.”
a brief written record
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “Yes, fit for a queen to wear.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The marquis will dine with us,” said the count, “and, no doubt, he will bring the money with him for this treasure.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “You think it a treasure, then?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “You think it a treasure, then?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The marquis will dine with us,” said the count, “and, no doubt, he will bring the money with him for this treasure.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “The marquis will dine with us,” said the count, “and, no doubt, he will bring the money with him for this treasure.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The marquis will dine with us,” said the count, “and, no doubt, he will bring the money with him for this treasure.”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “I wish the treasure had the virtue of giving you a crown; one head-dress is as good as another.”
be dressed in
From this reading “Yes, fit for a queen to wear.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
which person or people
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The marquis will dine with us,” said the count, “and, no doubt, he will bring the money with him for this treasure.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish the treasure had the virtue of giving you a crown; one head-dress is as good as another.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, fit for a queen to wear.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You think it a treasure, then?”
Zenobia's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Humiliation of The Countess--Zenobia’s Wedding--Faro Conquest of The Fair Irene--Plan for a Masquerade On my return I found the count with one of the marquis’s servants, who gave me a note, begging me to send the dress, which I did directly.
