used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.”
AugustusnounUS /ɑːˈɡʌstəs/
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Why not?” inquired Boy.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
CaesarnounUS /ˈsiːzər/
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.”
ClaudiusnounUS /ˈklɔːdiəs/
Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54)
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
don't
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Really!” exclaimed Boy.
footmannounUS /ˈfʊtmən/
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
haughtyadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːti/
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Why not?” inquired Boy.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
Maximilian
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not?” inquired Boy.
OY
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Really!” exclaimed Boy.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
term of address for a man
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.”
express a supposition
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “You can still stay at the Palace, though, if you like.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I shall very likely have been made King by that time,” remarked the footman with his nose in the air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
to-morrow
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From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
precisely as stated
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
which person or people
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why not?” inquired Boy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading OY was awakened very early the next morning by Caesar Maximilian Augustus Claudius Smith (called Thomas for short), who remarked with a haughty air while setting the breakfast things,-- “I don’t suppose you will have me to wait upon you to-morrow morning, sir.”
