agitationnounUS /ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən/
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading "What's all this?" she cried in great agitation.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "What's all this?" she cried in great agitation.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
aspersionsnounUS /əˈspɜːrʒənz/
plural of “aspersion” — a disparaging remark
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
BlairnounUS /bler/
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
cannot
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From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
put or send forth
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What's all this?" she cried in great agitation.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Wait, do not speak, Philpotts, leave him to me....
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Hurry, hurry, I never feel that _it_ is safe out of our sight.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "What's all this?" she cried in great agitation.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Wait, do not speak, Philpotts, leave him to me....
how
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From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Hurry, hurry, I never feel that _it_ is safe out of our sight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hurry, hurry, I never feel that _it_ is safe out of our sight.
imputations
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From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What's all this?" she cried in great agitation.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hurry, hurry, I never feel that _it_ is safe out of our sight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
go away from a place
From this reading "Wait, do not speak, Philpotts, leave him to me....
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
a female domestic
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
engage in
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Wait, do not speak, Philpotts, leave him to me....
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Hurry, hurry, I never feel that _it_ is safe out of our sight.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Wait, do not speak, Philpotts, leave him to me....
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Hurry, hurry, I never feel that _it_ is safe out of our sight.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
permittingverbUS /pərˈmɪtɪŋ/
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
Philpotts
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From this reading "Wait, do not speak, Philpotts, leave him to me....
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
quarrelling
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From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Hurry, hurry, I never feel that _it_ is safe out of our sight.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's all this?" she cried in great agitation.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Hurry, hurry, I never feel that _it_ is safe out of our sight.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
express in speech
From this reading "Wait, do not speak, Philpotts, leave him to me....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What's all this?" she cried in great agitation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Wait, do not speak, Philpotts, leave him to me....
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
unprotectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnprəˈtektɪd/
lacking protection or defense
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Wait, do not speak, Philpotts, leave him to me....
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
What's
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From this reading "What's all this?" she cried in great agitation.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you go back to our place this instant; we cannot be away together, you know that; _it_ must not be left alone, one of us must be on guard over it.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Now, sir," Mrs. Blair turned on me fiercely, "will you be so good as to explain how I find you quarrelling with my maid, permitting yourself to cast aspersions, to make imputations upon two unprotected women?"
