used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Thou art naughty, sir," she said, and they went in.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Thou art naughty, sir," she said, and they went in.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
ByrdnounUS /bɜːrd/
English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)
From this reading "You know Mrs. Byrd, Mr. Schmidt?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
ChewverbUS /tʃuː/
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading There was Colonel Lennox and his wife, whom Schmidt had not met, and Josiah.
Cowpensnoun
battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
EageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Mrs. Eager Howard, may I present to you Mr. Schmidt?"
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was Colonel Lennox and his wife, whom Schmidt had not met, and Josiah.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was Colonel Lennox and his wife, whom Schmidt had not met, and Josiah.
HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading Mrs. Eager Howard, may I present to you Mr. Schmidt?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mrs. Eager Howard, may I present to you Mr. Schmidt?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Thou art naughty, sir," she said, and they went in.
JeffersonnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
Josiah
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From this reading There was Colonel Lennox and his wife, whom Schmidt had not met, and Josiah.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know Mrs. Byrd, Mr. Schmidt?
immediately past
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
Lennox
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From this reading There was Colonel Lennox and his wife, whom Schmidt had not met, and Josiah.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Mrs. Eager Howard, may I present to you Mr. Schmidt?"
meageradjectiveUS /ˈmiːɡər/
deficient in amount or quality or extent
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading There was Colonel Lennox and his wife, whom Schmidt had not met, and Josiah.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You know Mrs. Byrd, Mr. Schmidt?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "You know Mrs. Byrd, Mr. Schmidt?
naughtyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːti/
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading "Thou art naughty, sir," she said, and they went in.
not any; not one
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was Colonel Lennox and his wife, whom Schmidt had not met, and Josiah.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Mrs. Eager Howard, may I present to you Mr. Schmidt?"
red-cheeked
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From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Thou art naughty, sir," she said, and they went in.
SchmidtnounUS /ʃmɪt/
German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)
From this reading There was Colonel Lennox and his wife, whom Schmidt had not met, and Josiah.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thou art naughty, sir," she said, and they went in.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Thou art naughty, sir," she said, and they went in.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was Colonel Lennox and his wife, whom Schmidt had not met, and Josiah.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thou art naughty, sir," she said, and they went in.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou art naughty, sir," she said, and they went in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Eager Howard, may I present to you Mr. Schmidt?"
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
victornounUS /ˈvɪktər/
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was Colonel Lennox and his wife, whom Schmidt had not met, and Josiah.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Thou art naughty, sir," she said, and they went in.
which person or people
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was Colonel Lennox and his wife, whom Schmidt had not met, and Josiah.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading There was Colonel Lennox and his wife, whom Schmidt had not met, and Josiah.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading This was the Miss Chew who won the heart of the victor of the Cowpens battle; and last came Jefferson, tall, meager, red-cheeked, and wearing no powder, a lean figure in black velvet, on a visit to the city.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know Mrs. Byrd, Mr. Schmidt?
