used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Fretting about Busoni do you suppose?
anew
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
(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 But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
in addition
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
have
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
Busoni
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fretting about Busoni do you suppose?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
chasteadjectiveUS /tʃeɪst/
morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
cigarettenounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈet/
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading Was it that his conscience hurt him?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
a female human offspring
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
DINEverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Fretting about Busoni do you suppose?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
DwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
FrettingverbUS /ˈfretɪŋ/
inflected form of “fret” — worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading Fretting about Busoni do you suppose?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
GROSVENOR
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
only a very short time before
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Was it that his conscience hurt him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
holdernounUS /ˈhoʊldər/
a holding device
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
be the source of pain
From this reading Was it that his conscience hurt him?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it that his conscience hurt him?
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
meerschaumnoun
a white clayey mineral
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
a form of address for a man
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
a light shade of red
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
PitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
Queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
seventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
SportingadjectiveUS /ˈspɔːrtɪŋ/
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
make square
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
express a supposition
From this reading Fretting about Busoni do you suppose?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
the upper part of anything
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
unmarriedadjectiveUS /ənˈmerid/
not married or related to the unmarried state
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
unscathedadjectiveUS /ənˈskeɪðd/
not injured or harmed
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it that his conscience hurt him?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
showing curiosity
From this reading Wondering whether the seventh unmarried daughter and the dearest mother had got to Queen’s Hall unscathed, and had also managed to get back again all right?
produce a literary work
From this reading IN WHICH WE DINE OUT IN GROSVENOR SQUARE FATHER sat down to write a letter, and Uncle Philip smoked a cigarette in a meerschaum holder and read the _Sporting Times_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fretting about Busoni do you suppose?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But the unfortunate young man could hardly bring his mind to bear upon those chaste pink pages for all that the Dwarf and Mr. Pitcher were quite at the top of their form this week.
