used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _As You Like It._ In the Seton's drawing-room a company was gathered for tea.
auctioneernounUS /ˌɑːkʃəˈnɪr/
an agent who conducts an auction
From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
Aweel
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From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading "Bent?" she suggested.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Ellen had remembered Elizabeth's instructions, and a large fire of logs and coal burned in the white-tiled grate.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
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chimist
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From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Ellen had remembered Elizabeth's instructions, and a large fire of logs and coal burned in the white-tiled grate.
an institution created to conduct business
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drawing-room
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one or the other of two
From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
Elizabeth'snounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθs/
possessive form of “elizabeth” — daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Ellen had remembered Elizabeth's instructions, and a large fire of logs and coal burned in the white-tiled grate.
Ellen
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(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
start firing a weapon
From this reading Ellen had remembered Elizabeth's instructions, and a large fire of logs and coal burned in the white-tiled grate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _As You Like It._ In the Seton's drawing-room a company was gathered for tea.
brought together in one place
From this reading _As You Like It._ In the Seton's drawing-room a company was gathered for tea.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
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gratenounUS /ɡreɪt/
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
From this reading Ellen had remembered Elizabeth's instructions, and a large fire of logs and coal burned in the white-tiled grate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _CHAPTER V_ "Truly I would the gods had made thee poetical."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _As You Like It._ In the Seton's drawing-room a company was gathered for tea.
instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _As You Like It._ In the Seton's drawing-room a company was gathered for tea.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _As You Like It._ In the Seton's drawing-room a company was gathered for tea.
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading Ellen had remembered Elizabeth's instructions, and a large fire of logs and coal burned in the white-tiled grate.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _CHAPTER V_ "Truly I would the gods had made thee poetical."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ellen had remembered Elizabeth's instructions, and a large fire of logs and coal burned in the white-tiled grate.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
phrenologists
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From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
poeticaladjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪkəl/
of or relating to poetry
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past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Ellen had remembered Elizabeth's instructions, and a large fire of logs and coal burned in the white-tiled grate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
Seton's
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Bent?" she suggested.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Bent?" she suggested.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading _As You Like It._ In the Seton's drawing-room a company was gathered for tea.
thae
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From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _CHAPTER V_ "Truly I would the gods had made thee poetical."
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _CHAPTER V_ "Truly I would the gods had made thee poetical."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
triumphantlyadverbUS /traɪˈʌmfəntli/
in a triumphant manner
From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
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tuk
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From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading _CHAPTER V_ "Truly I would the gods had made thee poetical."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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white-tiled
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From this reading Ellen had remembered Elizabeth's instructions, and a large fire of logs and coal burned in the white-tiled grate.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _CHAPTER V_ "Truly I would the gods had made thee poetical."
wud
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wus
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From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
yinnounUS /jɪn/
the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
From this reading "Aweel, she tuk him to yin o' thae phrenologists, an' he said he wud be either an auctioneer or a chimist, and," she finished triumphantly, "a chimist he wus!"
the person or people being spoken to
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