used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
(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 “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
pleasantly occupied
From this reading “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be the crowning of all our social reforms.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Nothing more serious, my dear boy.
crowningadjectiveUS /ˈkraʊnɪŋ/
representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment
From this reading It will be the crowning of all our social reforms.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
dearly loved
From this reading “Nothing more serious, my dear boy.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that you, Victor?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be the crowning of all our social reforms.”
Laumel
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From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
Lionel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Nothing more serious, my dear boy.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Nothing more serious, my dear boy.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing more serious, my dear boy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It will be the crowning of all our social reforms.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
reformsnounUS /rəˈfɔːrmz/
plural of “reform” — a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
From this reading It will be the crowning of all our social reforms.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “Nothing more serious, my dear boy.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading It will be the crowning of all our social reforms.”
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that you, Victor?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
VictornounUS /ˈvɪktər/
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be the crowning of all our social reforms.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you there?” inquired Victor de Laumel of Lionel through the telephone, a few days before the opening of the palace.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes; we are all very much amused over here, and wonder if you are really in earnest about your Palace of Happiness?”
