used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
Algernon
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From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
Blue-coat
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From this reading 'Well, I wish he would write a little more about Blue-coat, then,' observed Robin with a sigh.
Bluecoatnoun
a person dressed all in blue (as a soldier or sailor)
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
Didn't
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From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
dressing-room
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From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
Greensleeves
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From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
HONOUR'SnounUS /ˈɑːnərz/
possessive form of “honour” — the state of being honored
From this reading THE MAID OF HONOUR'S STORY.
how
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From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Well, I wish he would write a little more about Blue-coat, then,' observed Robin with a sigh.
I'm
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From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I liked it so very much.'
and nothing more
From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
a polite name for any woman
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading 'I liked it so very much.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'Well, I wish he would write a little more about Blue-coat, then,' observed Robin with a sigh.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
a female domestic
From this reading THE MAID OF HONOUR'S STORY.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 'Well, I wish he would write a little more about Blue-coat, then,' observed Robin with a sigh.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading 'I liked it so very much.'
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading 'Well, I wish he would write a little more about Blue-coat, then,' observed Robin with a sigh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAID OF HONOUR'S STORY.
on one occasion
From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading 'Well, I wish he would write a little more about Blue-coat, then,' observed Robin with a sigh.
SilvianounUS /ˈsɪlviə/
type genus of the Sylviidae: warblers
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'I liked it so very much.'
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 THE MAID OF HONOUR'S STORY.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAID OF HONOUR'S STORY.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'Well, I wish he would write a little more about Blue-coat, then,' observed Robin with a sigh.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
precisely as stated
From this reading 'I liked it so very much.'
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
(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 'Well, I wish he would write a little more about Blue-coat, then,' observed Robin with a sigh.
at the time that
From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading 'Well, I wish he would write a little more about Blue-coat, then,' observed Robin with a sigh.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Well, I wish he would write a little more about Blue-coat, then,' observed Robin with a sigh.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Well, I wish he would write a little more about Blue-coat, then,' observed Robin with a sigh.
produce a literary work
From this reading 'Well, I wish he would write a little more about Blue-coat, then,' observed Robin with a sigh.
the act of creating written works
From this reading 'Robin, I'm quite sure now that Uncle Algernon is writing a book about Bluecoat and Lady Greensleeves,' whispered Silvia, as they walked away from the dressing-room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Didn't you notice how he got up at once, and looked at a paper in his desk, just when he was in the middle of the story?'
