used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Dear Alicia”—Lady Somerville kissed the newcomer and led her to a marble lounge—“why not be one’s own footman?
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
Ah
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From this reading Ah! how do, Mrs Sinclair?
Alicia
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From this reading “Dear Alicia”—Lady Somerville kissed the newcomer and led her to a marble lounge—“why not be one’s own footman?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Dear Alicia”—Lady Somerville kissed the newcomer and led her to a marble lounge—“why not be one’s own footman?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We are our own policemen, and I do not believe the streets’ safety has in any way suffered from it.”
Archibald
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From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are our own policemen, and I do not believe the streets’ safety has in any way suffered from it.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Dear Alicia”—Lady Somerville kissed the newcomer and led her to a marble lounge—“why not be one’s own footman?
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading We are our own policemen, and I do not believe the streets’ safety has in any way suffered from it.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
dearly loved
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “That’s quite different, dear Gwen.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We are our own policemen, and I do not believe the streets’ safety has in any way suffered from it.”
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
footmannounUS /ˈfʊtmən/
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We are our own policemen, and I do not believe the streets’ safety has in any way suffered from it.”
Gwen
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From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We are our own policemen, and I do not believe the streets’ safety has in any way suffered from it.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Dear Alicia”—Lady Somerville kissed the newcomer and led her to a marble lounge—“why not be one’s own footman?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
how
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From this reading Ah! how do, Mrs Sinclair?
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are our own policemen, and I do not believe the streets’ safety has in any way suffered from it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We are our own policemen, and I do not believe the streets’ safety has in any way suffered from it.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “Dear Alicia”—Lady Somerville kissed the newcomer and led her to a marble lounge—“why not be one’s own footman?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Dear Alicia”—Lady Somerville kissed the newcomer and led her to a marble lounge—“why not be one’s own footman?
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “Dear Alicia”—Lady Somerville kissed the newcomer and led her to a marble lounge—“why not be one’s own footman?
a room where books are kept
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
loungeverbUS /laʊndʒ/
sit or recline comfortably
From this reading “Dear Alicia”—Lady Somerville kissed the newcomer and led her to a marble lounge—“why not be one’s own footman?
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading “Dear Alicia”—Lady Somerville kissed the newcomer and led her to a marble lounge—“why not be one’s own footman?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
newcomernounUS /ˈnuːkʌmər/
any new participant in some activity
From this reading “Dear Alicia”—Lady Somerville kissed the newcomer and led her to a marble lounge—“why not be one’s own footman?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Dear Alicia”—Lady Somerville kissed the newcomer and led her to a marble lounge—“why not be one’s own footman?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
one's
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From this reading “Dear Alicia”—Lady Somerville kissed the newcomer and led her to a marble lounge—“why not be one’s own footman?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We are our own policemen, and I do not believe the streets’ safety has in any way suffered from it.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
policemennounUS /pəˈliːsmɪn/
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading We are our own policemen, and I do not believe the streets’ safety has in any way suffered from it.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “That’s quite different, dear Gwen.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading We are our own policemen, and I do not believe the streets’ safety has in any way suffered from it.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
Selby
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From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
SinclairnounUS /sɪnˈkler/
United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)
From this reading Ah! how do, Mrs Sinclair?
Somerville
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From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading We are our own policemen, and I do not believe the streets’ safety has in any way suffered from it.”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading We are our own policemen, and I do not believe the streets’ safety has in any way suffered from it.”
That's
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From this reading “That’s quite different, dear Gwen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We are our own policemen, and I do not believe the streets’ safety has in any way suffered from it.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are our own policemen, and I do not believe the streets’ safety has in any way suffered from it.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Dear Alicia”—Lady Somerville kissed the newcomer and led her to a marble lounge—“why not be one’s own footman?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, my dear Gwen!”—Mrs Archibald entered the library at Selby House, followed by the Earl of Somerville—“I never thought I should live to see your husband act as his own footman!”
