Chapter X · Chapter 10

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

in addition

From this reading I ought to call at St. John's and Wadham, and also go into the suburbs.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading I've asked Mr. Bingham to dinner--just by ourselves, of course.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I ought to call at St. John's and Wadham, and also go into the suburbs.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

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From this reading I've asked Mr. Bingham to dinner--just by ourselves, of course.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I've asked Mr. Bingham to dinner--just by ourselves, of course.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I ought to call at St. John's and Wadham, and also go into the suburbs.

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading I've asked Mr. Bingham to dinner--just by ourselves, of course.

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From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading May did not know.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading I've asked Mr. Bingham to dinner--just by ourselves, of course.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do you know what his nickname is in Oxford?"

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

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From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Do you know what his nickname is in Oxford?"

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

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From this reading I've asked Mr. Bingham to dinner--just by ourselves, of course.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Do you know what his nickname is in Oxford?"

possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading I ought to call at St. John's and Wadham, and also go into the suburbs.

and nothing more

From this reading I've asked Mr. Bingham to dinner--just by ourselves, of course.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Do you know what his nickname is in Oxford?"

a polite name for any woman

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

a form of address for a man

From this reading I've asked Mr. Bingham to dinner--just by ourselves, of course.

a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

From this reading Do you know what his nickname is in Oxford?"

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading May did not know.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading I ought to call at St. John's and Wadham, and also go into the suburbs.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading I've asked Mr. Bingham to dinner--just by ourselves, of course.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading Do you know what his nickname is in Oxford?"

designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

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From this reading I ought to call at St. John's and Wadham, and also go into the suburbs.

plural of “suburb” — a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

From this reading I ought to call at St. John's and Wadham, and also go into the suburbs.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I ought to call at St. John's and Wadham, and also go into the suburbs.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I ought to call at St. John's and Wadham, and also go into the suburbs.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I ought to call at St. John's and Wadham, and also go into the suburbs.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Do you know what his nickname is in Oxford?"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading PARENTAL EFFUSIONS "Well, May," said Lady Dashwood, leaning back into her corner and speaking in a voice of satisfaction, "we've done our duty, I hope, and now, if you don't mind, we'll go on doing our duty and pay some calls.