aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
(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 “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
arm-chair
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From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
have
From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
bearernounUS /ˈberər/
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading When it had come and the bearer departed, he sat on the table and watched her drink.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When it had come and the bearer departed, he sat on the table and watched her drink.
well in the past; former
From this reading When it had come and the bearer departed, he sat on the table and watched her drink.
Dora
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From this reading Dora Masterson said simply: “I was frightened.
take in liquids
From this reading When it had come and the bearer departed, he sat on the table and watched her drink.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
made afraid
From this reading Dora Masterson said simply: “I was frightened.
a young female
From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When it had come and the bearer departed, he sat on the table and watched her drink.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She refused whisky so pleadingly that he ordered tea.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When it had come and the bearer departed, he sat on the table and watched her drink.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dora Masterson said simply: “I was frightened.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
IronsnounUS /ˈaɪərnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it had come and the bearer departed, he sat on the table and watched her drink.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
low-ceilingedadjective
having a lower than normal ceiling
From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
Masterson
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From this reading Dora Masterson said simply: “I was frightened.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
oak-panelled
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From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When it had come and the bearer departed, he sat on the table and watched her drink.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading She refused whisky so pleadingly that he ordered tea.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
pleadinglyadverb
in a beseeching manner
From this reading She refused whisky so pleadingly that he ordered tea.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading She refused whisky so pleadingly that he ordered tea.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She refused whisky so pleadingly that he ordered tea.
and nothing more
From this reading Dora Masterson said simply: “I was frightened.
sitting-room
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From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
smittenadjectiveUS /ˈsmɪtən/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She refused whisky so pleadingly that he ordered tea.
express a supposition
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading When it had come and the bearer departed, he sat on the table and watched her drink.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading She refused whisky so pleadingly that he ordered tea.
express in words
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She refused whisky so pleadingly that he ordered tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Irons in the Fire Up in his little, low-ceilinged, oak-panelled sitting-room in the Bear and Key, Anthony sat the girl in the one arm-chair.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading When it had come and the bearer departed, he sat on the table and watched her drink.
at the time that
From this reading When it had come and the bearer departed, he sat on the table and watched her drink.
whiskynounUS /ˈwɪski/
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading She refused whisky so pleadingly that he ordered tea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now,” he said, “suppose you tell me all about it,” and was immediately smitten with very fragrant memories of another occasion when he had used that phrase.
