admiral'snounUS /ˈædmərəlz/
possessive form of “admiral” — the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading For her ladyship, there was the dreadful douche of the admiral's mistake, and the Marquise de Roquemartine's coming to hear of it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It never rains, but it pours, after dry weather," says Pamela de Nesle.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so it was for the Turnour family.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
earlier than; in front of
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
Bertie
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From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
exhale hard
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It never rains, but it pours, after dry weather," says Pamela de Nesle.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading For her ladyship, there was the dreadful douche of the admiral's mistake, and the Marquise de Roquemartine's coming to hear of it.
couldn't
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From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "It never rains, but it pours, after dry weather," says Pamela de Nesle.
determinedlyadverbUS /dəˈtɜːrmənədli/
with determination; in a determined manner
From this reading They had had their run of luck, and everything determinedly went wrong for them that night.
Divonne
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From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
douchenounUS /duːʃ/
a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas
From this reading For her ladyship, there was the dreadful douche of the admiral's mistake, and the Marquise de Roquemartine's coming to hear of it.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading For her ladyship, there was the dreadful douche of the admiral's mistake, and the Marquise de Roquemartine's coming to hear of it.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "It never rains, but it pours, after dry weather," says Pamela de Nesle.
Duc
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From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
every person
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
all things; all of a situation
From this reading They had had their run of luck, and everything determinedly went wrong for them that night.
a social unit living together
From this reading And so it was for the Turnour family.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And so it was for the Turnour family.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
the act of departing
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had had their run of luck, and everything determinedly went wrong for them that night.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading For her ladyship, there was the dreadful douche of the admiral's mistake, and the Marquise de Roquemartine's coming to hear of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For her ladyship, there was the dreadful douche of the admiral's mistake, and the Marquise de Roquemartine's coming to hear of it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
I'm
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From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It never rains, but it pours, after dry weather," says Pamela de Nesle.
ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading For her ladyship, there was the dreadful douche of the admiral's mistake, and the Marquise de Roquemartine's coming to hear of it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading They had had their run of luck, and everything determinedly went wrong for them that night.
Marquisenoun
a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
From this reading For her ladyship, there was the dreadful douche of the admiral's mistake, and the Marquise de Roquemartine's coming to hear of it.
take in marriage
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading For her ladyship, there was the dreadful douche of the admiral's mistake, and the Marquise de Roquemartine's coming to hear of it.
NelsonnounUS /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
Nesle
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From this reading "It never rains, but it pours, after dry weather," says Pamela de Nesle.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "It never rains, but it pours, after dry weather," says Pamela de Nesle.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They had had their run of luck, and everything determinedly went wrong for them that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had had their run of luck, and everything determinedly went wrong for them that night.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
Pamela
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From this reading "It never rains, but it pours, after dry weather," says Pamela de Nesle.
poursverbUS /pɔːrz/
third-person singular of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading "It never rains, but it pours, after dry weather," says Pamela de Nesle.
rainsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading "It never rains, but it pours, after dry weather," says Pamela de Nesle.
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
Roquemartine's
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From this reading For her ladyship, there was the dreadful douche of the admiral's mistake, and the Marquise de Roquemartine's coming to hear of it.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading They had had their run of luck, and everything determinedly went wrong for them that night.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "It never rains, but it pours, after dry weather," says Pamela de Nesle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it was for the Turnour family.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had had their run of luck, and everything determinedly went wrong for them that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so it was for the Turnour family.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had had their run of luck, and everything determinedly went wrong for them that night.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had had their run of luck, and everything determinedly went wrong for them that night.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For her ladyship, there was the dreadful douche of the admiral's mistake, and the Marquise de Roquemartine's coming to hear of it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had had their run of luck, and everything determinedly went wrong for them that night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For her ladyship, there was the dreadful douche of the admiral's mistake, and the Marquise de Roquemartine's coming to hear of it.
Turnour
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From this reading And so it was for the Turnour family.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so it was for the Turnour family.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "It never rains, but it pours, after dry weather," says Pamela de Nesle.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They had had their run of luck, and everything determinedly went wrong for them that night.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading (Wicked little witch, I'm sure she couldn't resist telling the story to everyone!) For Bertie, the blow of an announcement, before the ball was over, that Miss Nelson was going to marry the Duc de Divonne (she went out of the room to get engaged to him).
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading They had had their run of luck, and everything determinedly went wrong for them that night.
