used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
(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 I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
Ambrosine
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From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If you'll marry me you'll not have to dust any more beastly old china, I promise you."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
beastlyadjectiveUS /ˈbiːstliː/
(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading If you'll marry me you'll not have to dust any more beastly old china, I promise you."
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
chinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading If you'll marry me you'll not have to dust any more beastly old china, I promise you."
chuckverbUS /tʃʌk/
throw carelessly
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
chuckingverbUS /ˈtʃʌkɪŋ/
-ing form of “chuck” — throw carelessly
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
devilishlyadverbUS /ˈdevəlɪʃli/
as a devil; in an evil manner
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
don't
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From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
remove the dust from
From this reading If you'll marry me you'll not have to dust any more beastly old china, I promise you."
ErnounUS /ər/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
fellow'snounUS /ˈfeloʊz/
possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
fortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you'll marry me you'll not have to dust any more beastly old china, I promise you."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
provoking horror
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
how
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From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you'll marry me you'll not have to dust any more beastly old china, I promise you."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
jarredverbUS /dʒɑːrd/
inflected form of “jar” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
take in marriage
From this reading If you'll marry me you'll not have to dust any more beastly old china, I promise you."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
a particular point in time
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If you'll marry me you'll not have to dust any more beastly old china, I promise you."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
not any; not one
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If you'll marry me you'll not have to dust any more beastly old china, I promise you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading If you'll marry me you'll not have to dust any more beastly old china, I promise you."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
make a promise or commitment
From this reading If you'll marry me you'll not have to dust any more beastly old china, I promise you."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "Ambrosine--" (Oh, how his saying my name jarred and made me creep!) "Er--you know I am jolly fond of you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
tantalizingadjectiveUS /ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋ/
arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
toothnounUS /tuːθ/
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
precisely as stated
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I felt I was "chucking myself at his head"--horrible phrase--at that very moment, but as speech is given us to conceal our thoughts, I said, "No, indeed!"
a Caucasian
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
wrenchverbUS /rentʃ/
twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading I have never had a tooth out--fortunately, mine are all very white and sound--but I have always heard the agony goes on growing until the final wrench, and then all is over.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
you'll
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From this reading If you'll marry me you'll not have to dust any more beastly old china, I promise you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Yes, you are so devilishly tantalizing--I beg your pardon, but you don't chuck yourself at a fellow's head like the other girls."
